Upgrading Amazon EKS Node OS: A Practical Guide to Migrating from AL2 to AL2023
 
https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/upgrading-amazon-eks-node-os-a-practical-guide-to-migrating-from-al2-to-al2023/
 
Amazon EKS clusters running on Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) need an upgrade path to Amazon Linux 2023 for enhanced security, performance, and long-term support. This podcast walks DevOps engineers, platform teams, and cloud architects through the complete AL2 to AL2023 migration process.

Amazon S3 Storage Classes Explained: When to Use Standard, IA, Glacier & More
 
 
https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/amazon-s3-storage-classes-explained-when-to-use-standard-ia-glacier-more/
 
Amazon S3 offers multiple storage classes designed to help you optimize costs while meeting your specific data access needs. If you’re a cloud architect, DevOps engineer, or business owner managing data storage on AWS, understanding which S3 storage class to choose can save you thousands of dollars annually while ensuring your data remains accessible when you need it.
 

EC2, ECS, or Lambda? Understanding the Core Differences in AWS Compute
 
https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/ec2-ecs-or-lambda-understanding-the-core-differences-in-aws-compute/
 
Choosing between AWS compute services can make or break your project’s success and budget. EC2, ECS, and Lambda each solve different problems, and picking the wrong one costs time, money, and sleep.

Managing Secrets the Right Way: Multi-Environment Security with AWS Secrets Manager & SSM
 
https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/managing-secrets-the-right-way-multi-environment-security-with-aws-secrets-manager-ssm/
 
Keeping secrets secure across development, staging, and production environments is one of the biggest headaches for DevOps teams and cloud architects. When you’re juggling API keys, database passwords, and configuration values across multiple AWS environments, a single misstep can expose sensitive data or break your entire deployment pipeline.

Solving AWS Amplify Push Failures Caused by Large GraphQL Schemas
 
https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/solving-aws-amplify-push-failures-caused-by-large-graphql-schemas/
 
AWS Amplify’s GraphQL Transformer is a powerful framework for rapidly creating scalable AppSync APIs. However, when projects grow to include many models, relations, and resolvers, a limitation appears in the deployment layer. This limitation stems from CloudFormation’s hidden constraint: it cannot handle more than approximately 2,500 resource operations in a single stack update.

Deploy Linux Website on Amazon EC2 — SSH Configuration & Security Group Setup
 
https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/deploy-linux-website-on-amazon-ec2-ssh-configuration-security-group-setup/
 
Deploying a Linux website on Amazon EC2 requires proper SSH configuration and security group setup to ensure your server stays protected while remaining accessible. This podcast is designed for developers, system administrators, and anyone looking to host their website on AWS with confidence.

Streamline EC2 Lifecycle Management Using AWS EventBridge Rules and Lambda Functions
 
https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/streamline-ec2-lifecycle-management-using-aws-eventbridge-rules-and-lambda-functions/
 
Managing EC2 instances manually becomes a time-consuming headache as your AWS infrastructure grows. AWS EC2 automation through EventBridge rules and Lambda functions offers a powerful solution to streamline your instance lifecycle management without the constant oversight.

Understanding AWS Lambda Cold Starts and Warm Starts: Behind-the-Scenes Execution Flow
 
https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/understanding-aws-lambda-cold-starts-and-warm-starts-behind-the-scenes-execution-flow/
 
AWS Lambda cold starts can make or break your serverless application’s performance, yet many developers struggle to understand when and why these delays happen. If you’re building serverless applications, optimizing existing Lambda functions, or troubleshooting mysterious latency spikes, you need to know exactly how AWS Lambda execution models work under the hood.

Secure Your AWS Environment with IAM: The Right Way to Manage Access
 
https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/secure-your-aws-environment-with-iam-the-right-way-to-manage-access/
 
AWS security breaches cost companies an average of $4.45 million per incident, and most happen because of poor identity and access management. If you’re an AWS administrator, DevOps engineer, or security professional responsible for protecting your cloud infrastructure, getting IAM right isn’t optional—it’s your first line of defense.

Pods Without Nodes: What You Gain—and Lose—With AWS EKS Fargate
 
https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/pods-without-nodes-what-you-gain-and-lose-with-aws-eks-fargate/
 
AWS EKS Fargate lets you run Kubernetes pods without managing the underlying nodes—a shift that’s changing how teams think about serverless containers. This serverless container orchestration approach removes the headache of provisioning and maintaining EC2 instances, but it comes with its own set of benefits and limitations.