Announcing instance preference lists for Amazon SageMaker AI training jobs
Amazon Web Services Kanwaljit Khurmi
Amazon SageMaker AI introduced instance preference lists for Training Jobs and Processing Jobs so a single job submission can automatically select the first available GPU instance type from an ordered list. The ordered list supports up to 5 instance types and launches on the first one with available capacity. Jobs no longer require manual retries or monitoring scripts and can automatically fall back to on-demand (including optional Flexible Training Plans priority), reducing time spent waiting to start.
Why it matters
Amazon SageMaker AI now offers instance preference lists for training and processing jobs. Specify an ordered list of up to five instance types, and SageMaker AI automatically launches on the first type with available capacity, eliminating manual retry loops and capacity-watching scripts.