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AWS cloud-map: Add regulated workload guidance for AWS sign-up

Service: cloud-map · 2026-08-19 · Documentation medium

File: cloud-map/latest/dg/cloud-map-compliance.md · Type: compliance

Summary

Added warning about new AWS sign-up experience not supporting regulated workloads with mitigation links.

Security assessment

Documents compliance requirements for regulated workloads, guiding users toward secure configurations.

Evidence

+Our new AWS sign-up experience is not designed for regulated workloads. If you're using our new AWS sign-up experience, but you want to use AWS for regulated workloads, you can [sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) or [activate advanced features](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/activate-advanced-features.html) for your AWS environment.

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diff --git a/cloud-map/latest/dg/cloud-map-compliance.md b/cloud-map/latest/dg/cloud-map-compliance.md
index dd9e489a7..13d43bae0 100644
--- a//cloud-map/latest/dg/cloud-map-compliance.md
+++ b//cloud-map/latest/dg/cloud-map-compliance.md
@@ -8,0 +9,2 @@
+Our new AWS sign-up experience is not designed for regulated workloads. If you're using our new AWS sign-up experience, but you want to use AWS for regulated workloads, you can [sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) or [activate advanced features](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/activate-advanced-features.html) for your AWS environment.
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