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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2026-03-13 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_alarm_database_performance_insights.md

Summary

Changed terminology from 'Outlier detection' to 'Anomaly detection' in unsupported features section

Security assessment

The change appears to be terminology standardization from 'outlier detection' to 'anomaly detection', which is a naming convention update rather than addressing a security vulnerability or adding security features.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_alarm_database_performance_insights.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_alarm_database_performance_insights.md
index def40315d..58c8eb018 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_alarm_database_performance_insights.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_alarm_database_performance_insights.md
@@ -13 +13 @@ For more information about Amazon DocumentDB Performance Insights, see [ Monitor
-Outlier detection is not supported for alarms based on the **DB_PERF_INSIGHTS** function.
+Anomaly detection is not supported for alarms based on the **DB_PERF_INSIGHTS** function.