# Amazon Batch Documentation

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

- [User Guide](/en_us/batch/latest/userguide/what-is-batch.html): Describes key concepts of Amazon Batch and provides instructions for using the features of Amazon Batch.
- [API Reference](/en_us/batch/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html): Describes all the API operations for Amazon Batch in detail.

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