AWS Cross-Zone Load Balancing: What It Is and How It Works
 
https://schedule.businesscompassllc.com/
 
As cloud-native applications scale across multiple Availability Zones (AZs), efficient traffic distribution becomes critical for performance and resilience. AWS Cross-Zone Load Balancing plays a vital role in achieving this balance, especially for applications deployed across different AZs in a region. In this podcast, we will explore cross-zone load balancing, how it works, its benefits, limitations, and when you should use it.

Ground-Up Cloud Automation: Building with Terraform
 
https://schedule.businesscompassllc.com/
 
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, automating cloud infrastructure is no longer a luxury—it's a necessity. Whether you're a startup scaling quickly or an enterprise migrating to the cloud, manual provisioning is error-prone and inefficient. This is where Terraform, a powerful open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool from HashiCorp, becomes a game-changer. This podcast walks you through building cloud automation from the ground up using Terraform, enabling repeatable, secure, and scalable cloud deployments.

Simplifying AWS Permissions for EKS: Comparing Pod Identity and IRSA
 
https://schedule.businesscompassllc.com/
 
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) is a powerful tool for orchestrating containerized applications in the cloud, but securely granting IAM permissions to pods has long been a nuanced challenge. Historically, IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA) has been the go-to method, but AWS recently introduced EKS Pod Identity as a simplified alternative.
This podcast dives into the architecture, pros and cons, and real-world use cases of both approaches to help you choose the right one for your environment.

AWS S3 Security Deep Dive: Protecting Data Integrity Beyond Visibility
 
https://schedule.businesscompassllc.com/
 
Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is the backbone of many cloud-native applications and enterprise data architectures. While visibility into access patterns and configurations is critical, proper data protection goes beyond dashboards and logs. It demands a layered approach that addresses integrity, availability, and confidentiality at every stage of your data lifecycle.
This podcast explores the full spectrum of S3 security mechanisms, helping you move from basic visibility to comprehensive protection.

Secure Your Cloud Workloads with Amazon Inspector: Everything You Need to Know
 
https://schedule.businesscompassllc.com/
 
As cloud infrastructure becomes increasingly complex and vital to business operations, ensuring security is non-negotiable. Enter Amazon Inspector, an automated vulnerability management service that helps you continually monitor the security posture of your AWS workloads. From identifying software vulnerabilities to detecting unintended network exposure, Amazon Inspector offers deep, automated insights, ensuring your infrastructure remains secure and compliant.
In this podcast, we’ll take you through everything you need to know to get started with and maximize the value of Amazon Inspector.

How AWS Global Accelerator Enhances Application Uptime and Performance
 
https://schedule.businesscompassllc.com/
 
In today’s global digital ecosystem, ensuring high availability and low latency for your applications is critical. AWS Global Accelerator is a powerful networking service designed to enhance application performance, availability, and resilience by intelligently routing user traffic to the nearest healthy endpoint. This podcast explores how AWS Global Accelerator achieves these goals and why it’s a must-have for modern, distributed applications.

Seamless ECS Deployment: Launch Your App with Amazon ECS Today
 
https://schedule.businesscompassllc.com/
 
Deploying modern applications in the cloud has never been easier. With Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service), you can launch and manage containerized applications with high performance, scalability, and minimal overhead. Whether you're a seasoned DevOps engineer or just starting your cloud-native journey, this podcast walks you through deploying your application using Amazon ECS — seamlessly and efficiently.

Making the Most of AWS VPC Endpoints: Smart Cost-Saving Strategies
 
https://schedule.businesscompassllc.com/
 
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Endpoints offer a secure and scalable way to connect your VPC to AWS services without traversing the public internet. They eliminate the need for internet gateways, NAT devices, or VPN connections, providing security and cost-efficiency. But to unlock their full value, you must strategically design and manage them for cost savings.
In this podcast, we’ll explore practical and tactical ways to reduce AWS costs by intelligently leveraging VPC Endpoints.

AWS SNS vs SQS: The Dynamic Duo Developers Need to Know About
 
https://schedule.businesscompassllc.com/
 
When building distributed systems on AWS, two messaging services often emerge as key players: Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) and Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS). While both are designed to decouple and scale microservices, their use cases and core architectures differ significantly. Understanding when and how to use them together or separately can elevate the reliability and flexibility of your cloud-native applications.

Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes Explained: Connect Your On-Prem Infrastructure to the Cloud
 
https://schedule.businesscompassllc.com/
 
As organizations embrace hybrid cloud strategies, the demand for seamless integration between on-premises infrastructure and the cloud continues to grow. Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Hybrid Nodes offer a powerful solution by extending Kubernetes cluster capabilities to on-premises environments. This podcast explores how EKS Hybrid Nodes work, how to set them up, and the benefits they offer for modern infrastructure teams.