AWS snowball documentation change
Summary
Added deprecation notice for AWS Snowball Edge availability after November 2025 and alternative service recommendations
Security assessment
General service availability update without security implications. No changes to instance metadata security controls documented.
Diff
diff --git a/snowball/latest/developer-guide/edge-compute-instance-metadata.md b/snowball/latest/developer-guide/edge-compute-instance-metadata.md index 35eba5caf..6aa13decb 100644 --- a//snowball/latest/developer-guide/edge-compute-instance-metadata.md +++ b//snowball/latest/developer-guide/edge-compute-instance-metadata.md @@ -6,0 +7,2 @@ Computer instance user data +Effective November 7, 2025, AWS Snowball Edge will only be available to existing customers. If you would like to use AWS Snowball Edge, sign up prior to that date. New customers should explore [AWS DataSync](https://aws.amazon.com/datasync/) for online transfers, [AWS Data Transfer Terminal](https://aws.amazon.com/data-transfer-terminal/) for secure physical transfers, or AWS Partner solutions. For edge computing, explore [AWS Outposts](https://aws.amazon.com/outposts/). +