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Amazon SageMaker AI now supports SOCI-indexed images for training jobs
Amazon SageMaker AI supports Seekable OCI-indexed container images to start jobs in seconds and reduce GPU idle time.
Summary
Amazon SageMaker AI now supports Seekable OCI-indexed container images for training and processing jobs. This update lets SageMaker AI lazy-load deep learning images by fetching only the needed files to start the container and streaming the rest in the background.
What changed
- SageMaker AI supports Seekable OCI-indexed container images for training and processing jobs.
- The system lazy-loads images to start containers in seconds and stream the rest in the background.
- You can use a pre-indexed AWS Deep Learning Container by changing the image tag to its -soci variant.
Availability
Available now“SOCI-indexed images for SageMaker AI training and processing jobs are available today in all AWS Regions where SageMaker AI is available, through the SageMaker AI APIs, CLIs, SDKs, and Console.”
Founder takeaway
If you run training jobs on Amazon SageMaker AI, use the -soci image tag variant to start containers faster and cut GPU idle time.
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