"Image" and "Instance type" on "Set up notebook environment" for reinforcement learning

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I'm new to AWS SageMaker studio. What should I choose for "Image" and "Instance type" on "Set up notebook environment" for reinforcement learning with around 2500 financial data? When I run the program on Google Colab, it took more than 10 hours and Colab didn't finish the calculation.

Thanks in advance.

Behrang_KS · Accepted Answer

The type of Image is depending on the libraries and the framework you are using, you can see the details of the supported Images and the libraries supported [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/dg/notebooks-available-images.html).

Choosing an instance size is depending on many factors and the type of training you are doing, to have an idea, you can check [this](https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/AL-ML%20for%20Startups%20-%20Select%20the%20Right%20ML%20Instance.pdf) presentation. It is a bit outdated but it should give you the framework. Also some [guidelines](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/dg/cmn-info-instance-types.html) for using built-in algorithms.

takahash · Answer

Hi.I will recommend you to use ml.g4dn instance type.What instance size to select is depending your needs and data models but starting from
ml.g4dn.xlarge is better since you can change your instance type later.

I will share you instance selecting guide so please check it.

https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/AL-ML%20for%20Startups%20-%20Select%20the%20Right%20ML%20Instance.pdf

Z789 · Answer

_takahash and Behrang_KS,
Thank you very much for your answers.  After reading the URLs you suggested, I kind of begin to understand what instance types are.  I posted a new question regarding instance types here  https://repost.aws/questions/QUEUayE5ZtRsixWYFkjBXiXw/instance-type-m5-and-c5  .

"Image" and "Instance type" on "Set up notebook environment" for reinforcement learning

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