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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Solution-Kafka-On-EC2.md

Summary

Updated references from 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' throughout the document for consistency in branding terminology.

Security assessment

The changes are purely branding/naming updates (removing 'AWS' from 'AWS CloudFormation'). There is no evidence of security vulnerability fixes, security configuration changes, or new security guidance. The modifications only standardize product naming conventions.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Solution-Kafka-On-EC2.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Solution-Kafka-On-EC2.md
index d428a00a6..8c3252ecd 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Solution-Kafka-On-EC2.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Solution-Kafka-On-EC2.md
@@ -368 +368 @@ The deployment process includes the following steps:
-  * Step 3: Install the CloudWatch agent on one or more EC2 instances using an AWS CloudFormation stack.
+  * Step 3: Install the CloudWatch agent on one or more EC2 instances using an CloudFormation stack.
@@ -417 +417 @@ Use the following steps to store the recommended CloudWatch agent configuration
-### Step 3: Install the CloudWatch agent and apply the configuration using an AWS CloudFormation template
+### Step 3: Install the CloudWatch agent and apply the configuration using an CloudFormation template
@@ -423 +423 @@ You can use AWS CloudFormation to install the agent and configure it to use the
-  1. Open the AWS CloudFormation **Quick create stack** wizard using this link: [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/CloudWatchAgent/CFN/v1.0.0/cw-agent-installation-template-1.0.0.json](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/CloudWatchAgent/CFN/v1.0.0/cw-agent-installation-template-1.0.0.json). 
+  1. Open the CloudFormation **Quick create stack** wizard using this link: [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/CloudWatchAgent/CFN/v1.0.0/cw-agent-installation-template-1.0.0.json](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/CloudWatchAgent/CFN/v1.0.0/cw-agent-installation-template-1.0.0.json). 
@@ -446 +446 @@ If you specify both the **InstanceIds** and the **TagKeys** parameters, the **In
-If you want to edit the template file first to customize it, choose the **Upload a template file** option under **Create Stack Wizard** to upload the edited template. For more information, see [Creating a stack on AWS CloudFormation console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-console-create-stack.html). You can use the following link to download the template: [https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/CloudWatchAgent/CFN/v1.0.0/cw-agent-installation-template-1.0.0.json](https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/CloudWatchAgent/CFN/v1.0.0/cw-agent-installation-template-1.0.0.json). 
+If you want to edit the template file first to customize it, choose the **Upload a template file** option under **Create Stack Wizard** to upload the edited template. For more information, see [Creating a stack on CloudFormation console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-console-create-stack.html). You can use the following link to download the template: [https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/CloudWatchAgent/CFN/v1.0.0/cw-agent-installation-template-1.0.0.json](https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/CloudWatchAgent/CFN/v1.0.0/cw-agent-installation-template-1.0.0.json). 
@@ -467 +467 @@ You can verify whether the CloudWatch agent is installed by following the steps
-  * Be sure you have correctly configured the JSON for the Systems Manager parameter. Follow the steps in [Troubleshooting installation of the CloudWatch agent with AWS CloudFormation](./Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.html#CloudWatch-Agent-CloudFormation-troubleshooting).
+  * Be sure you have correctly configured the JSON for the Systems Manager parameter. Follow the steps in [Troubleshooting installation of the CloudWatch agent with CloudFormation](./Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.html#CloudWatch-Agent-CloudFormation-troubleshooting).
@@ -508 +508 @@ By using the CloudWatch console to create a dashboard, you can preview the dashb
-The dashboard created with AWS CloudFormation in this solution displays metrics from the Region where the solution is deployed. Be sure to create the AWS CloudFormation stack in the Region where your JVM and Kafka metrics are published.
+The dashboard created with CloudFormation in this solution displays metrics from the Region where the solution is deployed. Be sure to create the CloudFormation stack in the Region where your JVM and Kafka metrics are published.
@@ -510 +510 @@ The dashboard created with AWS CloudFormation in this solution displays metrics
-If you've specified a custom namespace other than `CWAgent` in the CloudWatch agent configuration, you'll have to change the AWS CloudFormation template for the dashboard to replace `CWAgent` with the customized namespace you are using.
+If you've specified a custom namespace other than `CWAgent` in the CloudWatch agent configuration, you'll have to change the CloudFormation template for the dashboard to replace `CWAgent` with the customized namespace you are using.
@@ -531 +531 @@ To easily differentiate this dashboard from similar dashboards in other Regions,
-###### To create the dashboard via AWS CloudFormation
+###### To create the dashboard via CloudFormation
@@ -533 +533 @@ To easily differentiate this dashboard from similar dashboards in other Regions,
-  1. Open the AWS CloudFormation **Quick create stack** wizard using this link: [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Kafka_EC2/CloudWatch/CFN/v1.0.0/dashboard-template-1.0.0.json](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Kafka_EC2/CloudWatch/CFN/v1.0.0/dashboard-template-1.0.0.json). 
+  1. Open the CloudFormation **Quick create stack** wizard using this link: [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Kafka_EC2/CloudWatch/CFN/v1.0.0/dashboard-template-1.0.0.json](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?#/stacks/quickcreate?templateURL=https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Kafka_EC2/CloudWatch/CFN/v1.0.0/dashboard-template-1.0.0.json). 
@@ -552 +552 @@ To easily differentiate this dashboard from similar dashboards in other Regions,
-If you want to edit the template file to customize it for any purpose, you can use **Upload a template file** option under **Create Stack Wizard** to upload the edited template. For more information, see [Creating a stack on AWS CloudFormation console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-console-create-stack.html). You can use this link to download the template: [https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Kafka_EC2/CloudWatch/CFN/v1.0.0/dashboard-template-1.0.0.json](https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Kafka_EC2/CloudWatch/CFN/v1.0.0/dashboard-template-1.0.0.json). 
+If you want to edit the template file to customize it for any purpose, you can use **Upload a template file** option under **Create Stack Wizard** to upload the edited template. For more information, see [Creating a stack on CloudFormation console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-console-create-stack.html). You can use this link to download the template: [https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Kafka_EC2/CloudWatch/CFN/v1.0.0/dashboard-template-1.0.0.json](https://aws-observability-solutions-prod-us-east-1.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Kafka_EC2/CloudWatch/CFN/v1.0.0/dashboard-template-1.0.0.json).