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AWS snowball documentation change

Service: snowball · 2025-11-13 · Documentation low

File: snowball/latest/developer-guide/eksa-gettingstarted.md

Summary

Updated Snowball Edge availability notice to state it's no longer available to new customers

Security assessment

Deprecation notice update without impact on EKS getting started security aspects

Diff

diff --git a/snowball/latest/developer-guide/eksa-gettingstarted.md b/snowball/latest/developer-guide/eksa-gettingstarted.md
index 36f342291..c58e70054 100644
--- a//snowball/latest/developer-guide/eksa-gettingstarted.md
+++ b//snowball/latest/developer-guide/eksa-gettingstarted.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ Create an Ubuntu EKS Distro AMIBuild a Harbor AMI
-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/). 
+AWS Snowball Edge is no longer available to new customers. 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/).