SageMaker HyperPod Slurm clusters now support minimum capacity

Amazon SageMaker HyperPod for Slurm clusters now supports specifying minimum instance requirements (MinCount) with continuous provisioning. This allows users to guarantee a baseline number of nodes before training jobs start, improving reliability for distributed workloads and meeting SLA targets. Engineers and architects running large-scale AI/ML training jobs on SageMaker HyperPod will benefit from this enhanced control over cluster availability.