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Description

The Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) serves as a specialized network interface for Amazon EC2 instances, allowing users to efficiently run applications that demand high inter-node communication at scale within the AWS environment. By utilizing a custom-designed operating system (OS) that circumvents traditional hardware interfaces, EFA significantly boosts the performance of communications between instances, which is essential for effectively scaling such applications. This technology facilitates the scaling of High-Performance Computing (HPC) applications that utilize the Message Passing Interface (MPI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications that rely on the NVIDIA Collective Communications Library (NCCL) to thousands of CPUs or GPUs. Consequently, users can achieve the same high application performance found in on-premises HPC clusters while benefiting from the flexible and on-demand nature of the AWS cloud infrastructure. EFA can be activated as an optional feature for EC2 networking without incurring any extra charges, making it accessible for a wide range of use cases. Additionally, it seamlessly integrates with the most popular interfaces, APIs, and libraries for inter-node communication needs, enhancing its utility for diverse applications.

Description

Amazon EC2 P4d instances are designed for optimal performance in machine learning training and high-performance computing (HPC) applications within the cloud environment. Equipped with NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs, these instances provide exceptional throughput and low-latency networking capabilities, boasting 400 Gbps instance networking. P4d instances are remarkably cost-effective, offering up to a 60% reduction in expenses for training machine learning models, while also delivering an impressive 2.5 times better performance for deep learning tasks compared to the older P3 and P3dn models. They are deployed within expansive clusters known as Amazon EC2 UltraClusters, which allow for the seamless integration of high-performance computing, networking, and storage resources. This flexibility enables users to scale their operations from a handful to thousands of NVIDIA A100 GPUs depending on their specific project requirements. Researchers, data scientists, and developers can leverage P4d instances to train machine learning models for diverse applications, including natural language processing, object detection and classification, and recommendation systems, in addition to executing HPC tasks such as pharmaceutical discovery and other complex computations. These capabilities collectively empower teams to innovate and accelerate their projects with greater efficiency and effectiveness.

API Access

Has API

API Access

Has API

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Integrations

AWS Nitro System
Amazon EC2
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
MXNet
PyTorch
TensorFlow
AWS Batch
AWS ParallelCluster
AWS Trainium
Amazon
Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML
Amazon EC2 G5 Instances
Amazon EC2 Inf1 Instances
Amazon EC2 Trn1 Instances
Amazon EC2 UltraClusters
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Amazon SageMaker
Caffe
OpenFOAM
SAP Store

Integrations

AWS Nitro System
Amazon EC2
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
MXNet
PyTorch
TensorFlow
AWS Batch
AWS ParallelCluster
AWS Trainium
Amazon
Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML
Amazon EC2 G5 Instances
Amazon EC2 Inf1 Instances
Amazon EC2 Trn1 Instances
Amazon EC2 UltraClusters
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Amazon SageMaker
Caffe
OpenFOAM
SAP Store

Pricing Details

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Free Trial
Free Version

Pricing Details

$11.57 per hour
Free Trial
Free Version

Deployment

Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook

Deployment

Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook

Customer Support

Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support

Customer Support

Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support

Types of Training

Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person

Types of Training

Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person

Vendor Details

Company Name

United States

Founded

1994

Country

United States

Website

aws.amazon.com/hpc/efa/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Amazon

Founded

1994

Country

United States

Website

aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/p4/

Product Features

HPC

Machine Learning

Deep Learning
ML Algorithm Library
Model Training
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Predictive Modeling
Statistical / Mathematical Tools
Templates
Visualization

Product Features

Deep Learning

Convolutional Neural Networks
Document Classification
Image Segmentation
ML Algorithm Library
Model Training
Neural Network Modeling
Self-Learning
Visualization

HPC

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