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AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change

Service: prescriptive-guidance · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-replatforming-cots-applications/automating-os-patching.md

Summary

Updated documentation links to AWS services by adding double slashes in URLs for consistency

Security assessment

Changes are purely URL formatting adjustments without altering security-related content. No new security guidance or vulnerability fixes were introduced.

Diff

diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-replatforming-cots-applications/automating-os-patching.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-replatforming-cots-applications/automating-os-patching.md
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--- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-replatforming-cots-applications/automating-os-patching.md
+++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-replatforming-cots-applications/automating-os-patching.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ Using automation tools and infrastructure as a code (IaC)
-Legacy applications in on-premises data centers often rely on manual operational processes for ongoing OS patching and software updates. During your replatforming journey, we recommend that you automate OS patching by using [Systems Manager Patch Manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-patch.html) or other automated patching processes. Patch Manager provides a centralized and consistent process to gather operational insights and implement routine operational tasks on both the AWS Cloud and on-premises resources.
+Legacy applications in on-premises data centers often rely on manual operational processes for ongoing OS patching and software updates. During your replatforming journey, we recommend that you automate OS patching by using [Systems Manager Patch Manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-patch.html) or other automated patching processes. Patch Manager provides a centralized and consistent process to gather operational insights and implement routine operational tasks on both the AWS Cloud and on-premises resources.
@@ -11 +11 @@ Legacy applications in on-premises data centers often rely on manual operational
-We recommend patching development environments earlier than the patching time window used for production environments. For more information about this, see the [Patch Manager runbook](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-patch.html) for automating OS patching. You should also deploy canary testing to periodically test key application functionalities in pre-production or production environments, and alert support teams if the testing fails. This helps avoid unplanned outages for your application. 
+We recommend patching development environments earlier than the patching time window used for production environments. For more information about this, see the [Patch Manager runbook](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-patch.html) for automating OS patching. You should also deploy canary testing to periodically test key application functionalities in pre-production or production environments, and alert support teams if the testing fails. This helps avoid unplanned outages for your application. 
@@ -17 +17 @@ As part of your application's replatforming journey, you should automate platfor
-We recommend that you provision your infrastructure by using IaC best practices. There are several options available for this, including [AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/v2/guide/home.html), [CloudFormation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html) and [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/). Chef, Ansible, and Puppet also have limited capabilities that might deliver enough automation for your use case. 
+We recommend that you provision your infrastructure by using IaC best practices. There are several options available for this, including [AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//cdk/v2/guide/home.html), [CloudFormation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html) and [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/). Chef, Ansible, and Puppet also have limited capabilities that might deliver enough automation for your use case. 
@@ -21 +21 @@ Repeatable builds that use IaC and configuration management code help you test i
-If a COTS application doesn't support automated installation, we recommend consulting the [AWS Partner Network (APN)](https://aws.amazon.com/partners/). For more information about this, see the [Platform perspective: Applications and infrastructure](https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws_cloud_adoption_framework.pdf) section of the AWS CAF whitepaper.
+If a COTS application doesn't support automated installation, we recommend consulting the [AWS Partner Network (APN)](https://aws.amazon.com//partners/). For more information about this, see the [Platform perspective: Applications and infrastructure](https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws_cloud_adoption_framework.pdf) section of the AWS CAF whitepaper.