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AWS IDR documentation change

Service: IDR · 2026-05-28 · Documentation low

File: IDR/latest/userguide/doc-history-idr.md

Summary

Added documentation updates for alarm ingestion and testing processes.

Security assessment

Process improvements for incident response workflows. Changes relate to operational efficiency, not security vulnerabilities or features.

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+Clarified Standard Amazon SNS topic for APM integration | Clarified that customers should create a Standard Amazon Simple Notification Service topic (not FIFO) when integrating third-party APM alarms with AWS Incident Detection and Response. For more information, see [Ingest Alarms from APMs with direct Amazon SNS integration](./idr-gs-ingest-apm-sns.html). | May 26, 2026  
+GameDay is now optional, simplified onboarding questionnaire, and updated runbook development | Updated alarm testing (GameDay) to be optional after Go-Live, with two testing options: scheduled GameDay or offline alarm testing. Simplified the workload onboarding and alarm ingestion questionnaires. Updated runbook development to remove references to AWS Systems Manager documents. For more information, see [Test onboarded workloads in Incident Detection and Response](./idr-workloads-testing.html), [Workload onboarding and alarm ingestion questionnaires in Incident Detection and Response (exception path)](./idr-gs-questionnaire.html), and [Develop runbooks and response plans for responding to an incident in Incident Detection and Response](./idr-workloads-dev-runbook.html). | May 26, 2026