The Business Compass LLC Podcasts

The Business Compass LLC Podcasts

Business Compass LLC is an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner and Well-Architected Partner. We have been recognized as APN Certification Distinction. We specialize in cloud migration, serverless solutions, AI/ML, IoT, DevOps, data and analytics, web development, media services, and Well-Architected Framework Reviews. We provide high-performance applications, scalable infrastructure, and cost-optimized deployments with expertise in Generative AI, Data Analytics, Live Streaming, Pay-Per-View, Video on Demand, AI-driven automation, and security solutions, helping businesses innovate, optimize, and grow efficiently.

Episodes

June 13, 2025 14 mins

What Is Pub/Sub? Publish-Subscribe Architecture for Scalable Systems

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/what-is-pub-sub-publish-subscribe-architecture-for-scalable-systems/

 

Remember the last time your app crashed because too many users showed up at once? Yeah, that kind of pain stays with you.

Pub/Sub architecture might be the relief you need. It’s like the traffic controller for your data, making sure messages flow exact...

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Master Sharding: A Key Strategy for Scalable System Design

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/master-sharding-a-key-strategy-for-scalable-system-design/

 

Your database crashed at 3 AM and you’re frantically Googling solutions while your boss texts, “Any updates?” Sound familiar?

When systems buckle under growing data loads, smart engineers don’t just buy bigger servers—they implement sharding. This database partitioning te...

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System Design Prep: Understanding Relational Databases in Minutes

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/system-design-prep-understanding-relational-databases-in-minutes/

 

Ever stared at a system design question about databases and felt your stomach drop? You’re not alone. Thousands of developers freeze when interviewers casually ask, “So how would you structure the data layer for this?”

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System Design Basics: ACID Transactions & Indexes Demystified

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/system-design-basics-acid-transactions-indexes-demystified/

 

Ever sat in a technical interview where they asked about ACID transactions, and your mind went completely blank? You’re not alone. For countless software engineers and developers, database design concepts are that weird middle ground — critical knowledge we all no...

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Key-Value Databases Explained: Faster, Simpler Alternatives to RDBMS in System Design

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/key-value-databases-explained-faster-simpler-alternatives-to-rdbms-in-system-design/

 

Ever spent three days debugging a relational database query that should’ve taken seconds? You’re not alone. While SQL databases have powered applications for decades, they’re often overkill when all you need is lightnin...

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Understanding BLOB, Time Series & Graph Databases – System Design Basics

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/understanding-blob-time-series-graph-databases-system-design-basics/

 

Ever sat through a database architecture meeting where everyone’s nodding along, but you’re secretly Googling “BLOB vs. Graph database” under the table? Don’t worry—78% of developers admit to faking knowledge about advanced database types durin...

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CI/CD Pipeline System Design Walkthrough

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/ci-cd-pipeline-system-design-walkthrough/

 

Ever stared at your terminal watching a deployment fail for the 47th time while your deadline creeps closer? Yeah, I thought so. We’ve all been there.

The reality is that most engineering teams are still cobbling together deployment pipelines that look more like Frankenstein’s monster than a streamlined CI...

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Peer-to-Peer Network Architecture Explained with Kraken (System Design Prep)

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/peer-to-peer-network-architecture-explained-with-kraken-system-design-prep/

 

Ever caught yourself wondering how Bitcoin actually works under the hood? Not the price speculation stuff, but the actual tech plumbing that keeps it running without any central authority telling it what to do?

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System Design Deep Dive: Leader Election Algorithms You Should Know

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/system-design-deep-dive-leader-election-algorithms-you-should-know/

 

Ever had your entire system crash because nobody could figure out who’s in charge? Distributed systems engineers know this particular flavor of pain all too well — one minute everything’s humming along, the next you’re explaining to executives why their ...

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Mastering WebSockets: How It Compares to Polling for Scalable System Design

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/mastering-websockets-how-it-compares-to-polling-for-scalable-system-design/

 

Ever sat watching that spinning wheel as your app tries to update, wondering if your server fell asleep? You’re not alone. Developers everywhere are caught in the tug-of-war between real-time data needs and server load nightmares.

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How to Design a Chat Application: Step-by-Step System Design Guide

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/how-to-design-a-chat-application-step-by-step-system-design-guide/

 

Ever sat in a technical interview where they asked you to design a chat app, and your mind went completely blank? Yeah, that’s the moment when all those hours of coding somehow vanish from memory.

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System Design Deep Dive: The Architecture Behind Twitter's Scale

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/system-design-deep-dive-the-architecture-behind-twitters-scale/

 

Ever wondered how Twitter processes 500 million tweets every day without crumbling? That’s roughly 5,800 tweets per second, and somehow your feed still loads in milliseconds.

Behind that seamless scrolling experience lies a system design masterpiece that engine...

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Master HTTPS and Security Principles for Scalable System Design

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/master-https-and-security-principles-for-scalable-system-design/

 

Ever tapped “submit” on a payment form and then wondered if hackers were watching? You’re not alone. Software engineers everywhere face the same gut-punch anxiety about protecting user data in their system designs.

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Mastering MapReduce: The Key to Cracking System Design Questions

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/mastering-mapreduce-the-key-to-cracking-system-design-questions/

 

Ever bombed a system design interview because you couldn’t explain how to process 10TB of data? You’re not alone. I’ve watched brilliant engineers crumble when asked to scale beyond a single machine.

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What Powers ChatGPT? A Peek into OpenAI’s Language Model Magic

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/what-powers-chatgpt-a-peek-into-openais-language-model-magic/

 

Remember that time you asked ChatGPT a question and it responded like it was reading your mind? Or maybe it left you scratching your head instead. Either way, you’ve probably wondered: what’s actually happening behind the digital curtain?

The technology powering Ch...

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Designing for Scale: Understanding the Scale Cube in Microservices Architecture

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/designing-for-scale-understanding-the-scale-cube-in-microservices-architecture/

 

Remember when you were debugging that 2 AM production issue, and your microservices architecture that seemed so elegant in the whiteboard session was now a distributed nightmare? Yeah, I’ve been there too.

Scaling isn’t just about...

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Understanding Video Streaming: The Tech Behind Netflix and YouTube

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/understanding-video-streaming-the-tech-behind-netflix-and-youtube/

 

Ever paused your Netflix stream to grab a snack, only to return and see it magically buffered ahead? Behind that seamless experience is a wild maze of data centers, compression algorithms, and network optimizations that would make your head spin.

I’m going...

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Fix Your Webhooks: The Correct Way to Implement Real-Time Updates

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/fix-your-webhooks-the-correct-way-to-implement-real-time-updates/

 

You just launched a feature and everything’s perfect—until your Slack channel erupts with missed webhook notifications. Sound familiar?

Engineers and product teams everywhere scramble with the same issue. Your system is supposed to instantly notify partners ...

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Why API Gateway Is a Must-Have for Modern System Architecture

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/why-api-gateway-is-a-must-have-for-modern-system-architecture/

 

Remember when your team could handle 100 API requests just fine, but then cried uncle at 1,000? It wasn’t pretty.

Your developers were up at 2 AM, coffee-stained and bleary-eyed, frantically patching security holes. Your customers got error messages instead of serv...

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AI-Powered Development: Supercharge Your Workflow with Copilot X and ChatGPT-4

 

https://knowledge.businesscompassllc.com/ai-powered-development-supercharge-your-workflow-with-copilot-x-and-chatgpt-4/

 

Ever sat staring at your screen, knowing what you want to build but dreading the hours of coding ahead? Yeah, 72% of developers report spending over half their time on repetitive coding tasks rather than solving interesting problems...

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