AWS Deadline Cloud now supports configurable limits to effectively manage fixed resources

AWS Deadline Cloud now includes the ability to specify a limit for a specific resource, like a floating license, and also constrain the maximum number of workers that work on a job. AWS Deadline Cloud is a fully managed service that simplifies render management for teams creating computer-generated graphics and visual effects, for films, television and broadcasting, web content, and design.

By adding a limit to your Deadline Cloud farm, you can specify a maximum amount of concurrent usage of resources by workers in your farm. Capping resource usage ensures tasks don't start until the resources needed to run are available. For example, if you have 50 floating licenses for a particular plugin required by your rendering workflow, a Deadline Cloud limit allows you to ensure no more than 50 tasks requiring that limit are started, preventing tasks from failing due to the license being unavailable. Additionally, setting a maximum number of workers on a job enables you to prevent any single job from consuming all the available workers so that you can efficiently run multiple jobs concurrently when there are a limited number of workers available.

Limits are available in all AWS Regions where Deadline Cloud is available.

To learn more, visit the AWS Deadline Cloud documentation.