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Run a Managed Training Job with Amazon SageMaker

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to run a fully managed machine learning training job with Amazon SageMaker AI. Starting from a prepared dataset in Amazon S3 and a pre-configured execution role, you will configure and launch a managed training job using a built-in algorithm, monitor it through to completion, and validate that the trained model artifact is written back to Amazon S3. This workflow allows for training models on SageMaker-managed infrastructure without provisioning or maintaining your own training compute resources.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Sep 09, 2026
Duration
1h 0m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Inspect the training prerequisites
    • Review the prepared dataset in the S3 input/ prefix.
    • Review the SageMaker execution role in the IAM console and confirm it can read the input data and write to the output/ prefix.
  2. Challenge

    Configure and start the managed training job
    • From the Amazon SageMaker AI console, create an xgboost training job using the enforced exact name globomantics-xgboost-training.
    • Select the built-in algorithm training image; set the input S3 URI (s3://{FULL BUCKET NAME}/input/), the output S3 URI (s3://{FULL BUCKET NAME}/output/), the execution role, and a minimum-size CPU training instance.
    • Adjust the training job hyperparameters for multiclass classification. Note that there are 3 classes in the lab's dataset. The number of training rounds should also be set to 10.
    • Start the job.
  3. Challenge

    Monitor the training job
    • Track the job status from InProgress through to Completed.
    • Review the job’s CloudWatch logs and training metrics.
  4. Challenge

    Validate the model artifact in S3
    • Return to S3, and view the contents of the output/ prefix.
    • Confirm a model.tar.gz artifact was written under the enforced output prefix. It should look like s3://{FULL_BUCKET_NAME}/output/globomantics-xgboost-training/output/model.tar.gz.
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