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AWS wellarchitected documentation change

Service: wellarchitected · 2025-05-19 · Documentation low

File: wellarchitected/latest/operational-excellence-pillar/ops_dev_integ_patch_mgmt.md

Summary

Added emphasis on AWS Health as authoritative source for planned lifecycle events and risks of ignoring critical actions

Security assessment

The changes emphasize operational awareness of AWS Health events but do not address specific security vulnerabilities or security-specific patches. The focus is on general maintenance and avoiding downtime.

Diff

diff --git a/wellarchitected/latest/operational-excellence-pillar/ops_dev_integ_patch_mgmt.md b/wellarchitected/latest/operational-excellence-pillar/ops_dev_integ_patch_mgmt.md
index 451578967..3c3797294 100644
--- a//wellarchitected/latest/operational-excellence-pillar/ops_dev_integ_patch_mgmt.md
+++ b//wellarchitected/latest/operational-excellence-pillar/ops_dev_integ_patch_mgmt.md
@@ -12,0 +13,2 @@ Patch and vulnerability management are part of your benefit and risk management
+[AWS Health](https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/technology/aws-health/) is the authoritative source of information about planned lifecycle events and other action-required events that affect the health of your AWS Cloud resources. You should be aware of upcoming changes and updates that should be performed. Major planned lifecycle events are sent at least six months in advance. 
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@@ -34,0 +37,2 @@ Patching should not be performed on production systems without first testing in
+  * You are not aware of critical actions needed to maintain your resources, such as mandatory version updates because you do not review upcoming planned lifecycle events and other information. You lose critical time for planning and execution, resulting in emergency changes for your teams and potential impact or unexpected downtime. 
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