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AWS systems-manager documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2026-01-31 · Documentation low

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/distributor-logging-auditing.md

Summary

Added two bullet points about service changes: Change Manager availability and CloudWatch Dashboard deprecation

Security assessment

The updates are product announcements that don't modify logging/auditing configurations or security controls. No new audit capabilities, security logging features, or vulnerability information is introduced.

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/distributor-logging-auditing.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/distributor-logging-auditing.md
index e8d16a3ce..07d252f4c 100644
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@@ -7 +7,3 @@ Audit Distributor activity using CloudTrail
-AWS Systems Manager Change Manager is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS Systems Manager Change Manager availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/change-manager-availability-change.html). 
+• AWS Systems Manager Change Manager is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS Systems Manager Change Manager availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/change-manager-availability-change.html). 
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+• The AWS Systems Manager CloudWatch Dashboard will no longer be available after April 30, 2026. Customers can continue to use Amazon CloudWatch console to view, create, and manage their Amazon CloudWatch dashboards, just as they do today. For more information, see [Amazon CloudWatch Dashboard documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Dashboards.html).