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AWS systems-manager documentation change

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

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/getting-started-restrict-access-quickstart.md

Summary

Added deprecation notice for Systems Manager CloudWatch Dashboard and formatted Change Manager notice as bullet points

Security assessment

The update doesn't reference security policies, vulnerabilities, or incidents. It's purely a service availability notice with no security impact.

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/getting-started-restrict-access-quickstart.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/getting-started-restrict-access-quickstart.md
index 2453f78ee..a6be9489b 100644
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+++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/getting-started-restrict-access-quickstart.md
@@ -7 +7,3 @@ Quickstart end user policies for Session ManagerQuickstart administrator policy
-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).