AWS license-manager documentation change
Summary
Updated service description and added License asset groups references while expanding multi-account/license management documentation
Security assessment
Changes focus on scaling license management across accounts/regions and integrating new License asset groups feature. No security vulnerabilities addressed or security-specific capabilities introduced. Compliance improvements are operational rather than security-focused.
Diff
diff --git a/license-manager/latest/userguide/license-manager.md b/license-manager/latest/userguide/license-manager.md index 0115a8bc9..5205d4ce0 100644 --- a//license-manager/latest/userguide/license-manager.md +++ b//license-manager/latest/userguide/license-manager.md @@ -9 +9 @@ Managed entitlementsLicense Manager use casesRelated services -AWS License Manager is a service that makes it easier for you to manage your software licenses from software vendors (for example, Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and IBM) centrally across AWS and your on-premises environments. This provides control and visibility into the usage of your licenses, enabling you to limit licensing overages and reduce the risk of non-compliance and misreporting. +AWS License Manager makes it easier to manage your software licenses from software vendors (for example, Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and IBM) across multiple AWS regions and accounts within an organization, offering consolidated visibility and comprehensive reporting for software license compliance at scale. This enables you to limit licensing overages and reduce the risk of non-compliance and misreporting. @@ -37 +37,3 @@ The following are examples of the functionality provided by License Manager for - * [Self-managed licenses in License Manager](./license-configurations.html) – Used to define licensing rules based on the terms of your enterprise agreements which determine how AWS processes commands that consume these licenses. + * [Self-managed licenses in License Manager](./license-configurations.html) – Used to define licensing rules for self-managed licenses within a single AWS account based on the terms of your enterprise agreements. For multi-account scenarios, consider using License asset groups for centralized governance. + + * [License asset groups](./license-asset-groups-overview.html) – Used to centrally manage and track licenses across multiple AWS regions and accounts within an organization. @@ -41 +43 @@ The following are examples of the functionality provided by License Manager for - * [Granted licenses in License Manager](./granted-licenses.html) – Used to govern the use of licenses acquired from the AWS Marketplace, AWS Data Exchange, or directly from a seller who integrated their software with managed entitlements. + * [Granted licenses in License Manager](./granted-licenses.html) – Used to govern the use of licenses acquired from the AWS Marketplace, AWS Data Exchange, or directly from a seller who integrated their software with managed entitlements. Can be managed individually within single accounts or centrally across multiple accounts using License asset groups.