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AWS Batch now supports customer-ordered instance allocation strategies

AWS Batch introduces BFPO and SCOP allocation strategies, allowing users to define instance type ordering based on workload-specific performance characteristics

AWS Batch now offers the Best Fit Progressive Ordered (BFPO) and Spot Capacity Optimized Prioritized (SCOP) allocation strategies, giving users more control over instance type prioritization in compute environments. BFPO and SCOP enable users to manually define instance type ordering based on workload-specific performance characteristics. To use these features, specify the BEST_FIT_PROGRESSIVE_ORDERED allocation strategy for on-demand compute environments or SPOT_CAPACITY_OPTIMIZED_PRIORITIZED for Amazon EC2 Spot compute environments and provide an ordered list of instance types or families. These features are available via the AWS Batch API (CreateComputeEnvironment or UpdateComputeEnvironment) or the AWS Batch Management Console. BFPO and SCOP allocation strategies are supported in all AWS Regions where AWS Batch is available.

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