What is Amazon Elastic Inference?

Amazon Elastic Inference provides a budget-friendly solution to boost the performance of Amazon EC2 and SageMaker instances, as well as Amazon ECS tasks, by enabling GPU-driven acceleration that could reduce deep learning inference costs by up to 75%. It is compatible with models developed using TensorFlow, Apache MXNet, PyTorch, and ONNX. Inference refers to the process of predicting outcomes once a model has undergone training, and in the context of deep learning, it can represent as much as 90% of overall operational expenses due to a couple of key reasons. One reason is that dedicated GPU instances are largely tailored for training, which involves processing many data samples at once, while inference typically processes one input at a time in real-time, resulting in underutilization of GPU resources. This discrepancy creates an inefficient cost structure for GPU inference that is used on its own. On the other hand, standalone CPU instances lack the necessary optimization for matrix computations, making them insufficient for meeting the rapid speed demands of deep learning inference. By utilizing Elastic Inference, users are able to find a more effective balance between performance and expense, allowing their inference tasks to be executed with greater efficiency and effectiveness. Ultimately, this integration empowers users to optimize their computational resources while maintaining high performance.

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Amazon
Date Founded:
2006
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/elastic-inference/

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Amazon Elastic Inference Categories and Features

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Provider

Analytics / Reporting
Configuration Management
Data Migration
Data Security
Load Balancing
Log Access
Network Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
SLA Monitoring