diff --git a/config/samples/xgboost-dist/utils.py b/config/samples/xgboost-dist/utils.py
index 283af8ba..451d3212 100644
--- a/config/samples/xgboost-dist/utils.py
+++ b/config/samples/xgboost-dist/utils.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import oss2
 import json
 import pandas as pd
+import boto3
+from io import StringIO
 
 from sklearn import datasets
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ def extract_xgbooost_cluster_env():
     return master_addr, master_port, rank, world_size
 
 
-def read_train_data(rank, num_workers, path):
+def read_train_data(rank, num_workers, path,datasource):
     """
     Read file based on the rank of worker.
     We use the sklearn.iris data for demonstration
@@ -54,20 +56,47 @@ def read_train_data(rank, num_workers, path):
     :param path: the input file name or the place to read the data
     :return: XGBoost Dmatrix
     """
-    iris = datasets.load_iris()
-    x = iris.data
-    y = iris.target
-
-    start, end = get_range_data(len(x), rank, num_workers)
-    x = x[start:end, :]
-    y = y[start:end]
-
-    x = pd.DataFrame(x)
-    y = pd.DataFrame(y)
-    dtrain = xgb.DMatrix(data=x, label=y)
-
-    logging.info("Read data from IRIS data source with range from %d to %d",
-                 start, end)
+    if datasource=='sample':
+        iris = datasets.load_iris()
+        x = iris.data
+        y = iris.target
+
+        start, end = get_range_data(len(x), rank, num_workers)
+        x = x[start:end, :]
+        y = y[start:end]
+
+        x = pd.DataFrame(x)
+        y = pd.DataFrame(y)
+        dtrain = xgb.DMatrix(data=x, label=y)
+
+        logging.info("Read data from IRIS data source with range from %d to %d",start, end)
+    if datasource=='s3':
+        #1. connecting to s3, I proposed we should have a extra method to do the autentication for all different external storage and datasource
+        #region_name = 'region'
+        #aws_access_key_id = 'aws_access_key_id'
+        #aws_secret_access_key = 'aws_secret_access_key'
+        #s3 =boto3.client('s3',region_name=region_name,aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key_id, aws_secret_access_key=aws_secret_access_key)
+        
+        #2. get the total length of the file
+        # I am thinking about the way to pass the bucket and key, maybe I can get them from parse_parameters
+        obj = s3.get_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=key)
+        length = obj['ContentLength']
+        start, end = get_range_data(len(x), rank, num_workers)
+        
+        #3. read corresponding block for each worker
+        byte_obj = s3.get_object(Bucket='bucket', Key='key', Range=(start,end))
+        string_obj= byte_obj['Body'].read().decode('utf-8')
+        df = pd.read_csv(StringIO(string_obj))
+        del byte_obj, string_obj
+        gc.collect()
+        # proposed method for cutoff row
+        if df.iloc[-1].count()!=df.iloc[-2].count():
+            df.drop(df.index[-1],inplace=True)
+        if df.iloc[0].count()!=df.iloc[1].count():
+            df.drop(df.index[0],inplace=True)
+        x, y = df.iloc[:, :-1], df.iloc[:, [-1]]
+        dtrain = xgb.DMatrix(data=x, label=y)
+        logging.info("Read data from S3 with range from %d(Bytes) to %d(Bytes)",start, end)
 
     return dtrain