Machine Learning with Amazon SageMaker Cookbook

Chapter 2: Building and Using Your Own Algorithm Container Image

In the previous chapter, we performed a simplified end-to-end machine learning experiment with the Amazon SageMaker built-in algorithm called Linear Learner. At the time of writing, there are 17 built-in algorithms to choose from! Depending on our requirements, we may simply choose one or more algorithms from these 17 built-in algorithms to solve our machine learning problem. In real life, we will be dealing with pre-trained models and other algorithms that are not in this list of built-in algorithms from SageMaker. One of the strengths of Amazon SageMaker is its flexibility and support for custom models and algorithms by using custom container images. Let's say that you want to ...