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AWS whitepapers documentation change

Service: whitepapers · 2025-03-30 · Documentation low

File: whitepapers/latest/aws-overview/migration-services.md

Summary

Replaced Snowball references with Snowball Edge in Snow Family description and security context

Security assessment

Updates product nomenclature while maintaining existing security claims about encryption layers. No indication of addressing a security vulnerability or adding new security documentation.

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diff --git a/whitepapers/latest/aws-overview/migration-services.md b/whitepapers/latest/aws-overview/migration-services.md
index 2d93ac20a..9b1f7f534 100644
--- a/whitepapers/latest/aws-overview/migration-services.md
+++ b/whitepapers/latest/aws-overview/migration-services.md
@@ -79 +79 @@ And by launching non-disruptive tests before migrating, you can be confident tha
-The [AWS Snow Family](https://aws.amazon.com/snow/) helps customers that need to run operations in austere, non-data center environments, and in locations where there's lack of consistent network connectivity. The Snow Family comprises AWS Snowball Edge and AWS Snowball, and offers a number of physical devices and capacity points, most with built-in computing capabilities. These services help physically transport up to exabytes of data into and out of AWS. Snow Family devices are owned and managed by AWS and integrate with AWS security, monitoring, storage management, and computing capabilities.
+The [AWS Snow Family](https://aws.amazon.com/snow/) helps customers that need to run operations in austere, non-data center environments, and in locations where there's lack of consistent network connectivity. The Snow Family comprises AWS Snowball Edge and AWS Snowball Edge, and offers a number of physical devices and capacity points, most with built-in computing capabilities. These services help physically transport up to exabytes of data into and out of AWS. Snow Family devices are owned and managed by AWS and integrate with AWS security, monitoring, storage management, and computing capabilities.
@@ -85 +85 @@ The [AWS Snow Family](https://aws.amazon.com/snow/) helps customers that need to
-Like AWS Snowball, Snowball Edge has multiple layers of security and encryption. You can use either of these services to run edge computing workloads, or to collect, process, and transfer data to AWS. Snowball Edge is designed for data migration needs up to 8 terabytes per device and from space-constrained environments where AWS Snowball devices will not fit.
+Like AWS Snowball, Snowball Edge has multiple layers of security and encryption. You can use either of these services to run edge computing workloads, or to collect, process, and transfer data to AWS. Snowball Edge is designed for data migration needs up to 8 terabytes per device and from space-constrained environments where AWS Snowball Edge devices will not fit.
@@ -87 +87 @@ Like AWS Snowball, Snowball Edge has multiple layers of security and encryption.
-### AWS Snowball
+### AWS Snowball Edge