Migrating from AWS SageMaker to GCP Vertex AI: A Training Environment Transition

Previously, I used AWS SageMaker Studio for model training in my work. However, when I received a generous $10,000 credit from Google Cloud for Startups, I decided to transition our training environment to Vertex AI Workbench.

This article explores the usability differences between SageMaker and Vertex AI and documents our migration process.

Building the Model Training Environment

Creating the Dockerfile

In SageMaker, application code was not included in the container image. Instead, we used dependencies to load external code and …

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