AWS snowball documentation change
Summary
Updated availability notice from future date (Nov 2025) to immediate unavailability for new Snowball Edge customers
Security assessment
Change relates to product availability timeline rather than security vulnerabilities or security feature updates. No evidence of security incident remediation.
Diff
diff --git a/snowball/latest/developer-guide/snowball-edge-availability-change.md b/snowball/latest/developer-guide/snowball-edge-availability-change.md index e6e84f7fc..676841493 100644 --- a//snowball/latest/developer-guide/snowball-edge-availability-change.md +++ b//snowball/latest/developer-guide/snowball-edge-availability-change.md @@ -7 +7 @@ AWS Snowball Edge storage optimized alternativesAWS Snowball Edge Compute Optimi -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/). @@ -11 +11 @@ Effective November 7, 2025, AWS Snowball Edge will only be available to existing -Effective November 7, 2025, AWS Snowball Edge devices will only be available to existing customers. New customers should explore [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 workloads, explore [AWS Outposts](https://aws.amazon.com/outposts/). +AWS Snowball Edge is no longer available to new customers. New customers should explore [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/). @@ -13 +13 @@ Effective November 7, 2025, AWS Snowball Edge devices will only be available to -With this change, after November 7, 2025, AWS will no longer be offering any AWS Snow Family devices for new customers to order. This change will not impact customers currently using AWS Snowball Edge to meet their edge compute and data migration needs. AWS continues to invest in security and availability improvements for AWS Snowball Edge devices. However, we recommend evaluating the alternatives below to better meet your needs. +With this change, AWS will no longer offer any AWS Snow Family devices for new customers to order. This change will not impact customers currently using AWS Snowball Edge to meet their edge compute and data migration needs. AWS continues to invest in security and availability improvements for AWS Snowball Edge devices. However, we recommend evaluating the alternatives below to better meet your needs.