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Sokovan is a Python-based container orchestrator that addresses the challenges of running resource-intensive batch workloads in a containerized environment. It offers acceleration-aware, multi-tenant, batch-oriented job scheduling and fully integrates multiple hardware acceleration technologies into various system layers. It consists of two layers of schedulers. The cluster-level scheduler allows users to customize job placement strategies and control the density and priority of workloads. The node-level scheduler optimizes per-container performance by automatically detecting and mapping underlying hardware accelerators to individual containers, improving the performance of AI workloads compared to Slurm and other existing tools. Sokovan has been deployed on a large scale in various industries for a range of GPU workloads, including AI training and services. It helps container-based MLOps platforms unleash the potential of the latest hardware technologies.

Speakers:
Jeongkyu Shin
Joongi Kim