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title: 'AWS Batch Documentation'
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# AWS Batch Documentation

AWS Batch enables you to run batch computing workloads on the AWS Cloud. Batch computing is a common way for developers, scientists, and engineers to access large amounts of compute resources. AWS Batch removes the undifferentiated heavy lifting of configuring and managing the required infrastructure.

- [User Guide](/batch/latest/userguide/what-is-batch.html): Describes key concepts of AWS Batch and provides instructions for using the features of AWS Batch.
- [API Reference](/batch/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html): Describes all the API operations for AWS Batch in detail.
- [AWS Batch section of AWS CLI Reference](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/batch/index.html): Documents the AWS Batch commands available in the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).

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