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AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change

Service: prescriptive-guidance · 2026-03-28 · Documentation low

File: prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-directory-service-for-microsoft-ad-well-architected-analysis/resources.md

Summary

Updated resource links formatting and reordered blog post references, changing document reference style from guide titles to generic documentation labels

Security assessment

This change is purely editorial - updating formatting of references and reordering existing resource links. No security content was added, removed, or modified. The change includes swapping positions of security-related blog posts but doesn't alter their security content.

Diff

diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-directory-service-for-microsoft-ad-well-architected-analysis/resources.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-directory-service-for-microsoft-ad-well-architected-analysis/resources.md
index db8fd8981..b3a3021e9 100644
--- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-directory-service-for-microsoft-ad-well-architected-analysis/resources.md
+++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/aws-directory-service-for-microsoft-ad-well-architected-analysis/resources.md
@@ -11 +11 @@
-  * [Best practices for AWS Managed Microsoft AD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_best_practices.html) (_AWS Directory Service Administration Guide_)
+  * [Best practices for AWS Managed Microsoft AD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_best_practices.html) (AWS Directory Service documentation)
@@ -13 +13 @@
-  * [Managing your directory](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_best_practices.html#bp_managing_directory) (_AWS Directory Service Administration Guide_)
+  * [Managing your directory](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_best_practices.html#bp_managing_directory) (AWS Directory Service documentation)
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [Secure and automated domain membership management for EC2 instances with no internet access](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/secure-and-automated-domain-membership-management-for-ec2-instances-with-no-internet-access/) (AWS blog post)
+  * [Simplifying Active Directory domain join with AWS Systems Manager](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/modernizing-with-aws/simplifying-active-directory-domain-join-with-aws-systems-manager/) (AWS Blog)
@@ -17 +17 @@
-  * [Automate domain join for Amazon EC2 instances from multiple AWS accounts and Regions](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/automate-domain-join-for-amazon-ec2-instances-multiple-aws-accounts-regions/) (AWS blog post)
+  * [Secure and automated domain membership management for EC2 instances with no internet access](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/secure-and-automated-domain-membership-management-for-ec2-instances-with-no-internet-access/) (AWS Blog)
@@ -19 +19 @@
-  * [Complete CI/CD with AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy, and AWS CodePipeline](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/complete-ci-cd-with-aws-codecommit-aws-codebuild-aws-codedeploy-and-aws-codepipeline/) (AWS blog post)
+  * [Automate domain join for Amazon EC2 instances from multiple AWS accounts and Regions](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/automate-domain-join-for-amazon-ec2-instances-multiple-aws-accounts-regions/) (AWS Blog)
@@ -21 +21 @@
-  * [How to Monitor and Analyze AWS Managed Microsoft AD Security Logs Using Amazon CloudWatch and Splunk](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/how-to-monitor-and-analyze-aws-managed-microsoft-ad-security-logs-using-amazon-cloudwatch-and-splunk/) (AWS blog post)
+  * [Complete CI/CD with AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy, and AWS CodePipeline](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/complete-ci-cd-with-aws-codecommit-aws-codebuild-aws-codedeploy-and-aws-codepipeline/) (AWS Blog)
@@ -23 +23 @@
-  * [Implement AWS resource tagging strategy using AWS Tag Policies and Service Control Policies (SCPs)](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/implement-aws-resource-tagging-strategy-using-aws-tag-policies-and-service-control-policies-scps/) (AWS blog post)
+  * [How to Monitor and Analyze AWS Managed Microsoft AD Security Logs Using Amazon CloudWatch and Splunk](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/how-to-monitor-and-analyze-aws-managed-microsoft-ad-security-logs-using-amazon-cloudwatch-and-splunk/) (AWS Blog)
@@ -25 +25 @@
-  * [Reduce log-storage costs by automating retention settings in Amazon CloudWatch](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/infrastructure-and-automation/reduce-log-storage-costs-by-automating-retention-settings-in-amazon-cloudwatch/) (AWS blog post)
+  * [Implement AWS resource tagging strategy using AWS Tag Policies and Service Control Policies (SCPs)](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/implement-aws-resource-tagging-strategy-using-aws-tag-policies-and-service-control-policies-scps/) (AWS Blog)
@@ -27 +27 @@
-  * [Using AWS Config custom resources to track any resource on AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/using-aws-config-custom-resources-to-track-any-resource-on-aws/) (AWS blog post)
+  * [Reduce log-storage costs by automating retention settings in Amazon CloudWatch](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/infrastructure-and-automation/reduce-log-storage-costs-by-automating-retention-settings-in-amazon-cloudwatch/) (AWS Blog)
@@ -29 +29 @@
-  * [Forecasting with Cost Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-forecast.html) (_AWS Cost Management User Guide_)
+  * [Using AWS Config custom resources to track any resource on AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/using-aws-config-custom-resources-to-track-any-resource-on-aws/) (AWS Blog)
@@ -31 +31,3 @@
-  * [Managing your costs with AWS Budgets ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-managing-costs.html)(_AWS Cost Management User Guide_)
+  * [Forecasting with Cost Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-forecast.html) (AWS Cost Management documentation)
+
+  * [Managing your costs with AWS Budgets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-managing-costs.html)(AWS Cost Management documentation)