AWS amazonq: Update AWS account sign-up guidance in Amazon Q Business setup

Service: amazonq · 2026-10-22 · Documentation low

File: amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/setting-up.md

Summary

Replaced the single AWS account creation link with expanded guidance describing two sign-up paths, including an advanced option for regulated workloads (HIPAA/FedRAMP).

Security assessment

The change only rewrites account sign-up instructions and mentions regulated workloads; it does not document a security control, fix a vulnerability, or change permissions/encryption.

Evidence

+To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. There are two ways to sign up for AWS. If you want complete control over account configuration and where your content is stored, or if you have regulated workloads such as HIPAA or FedRAMP, use [Sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html).

Diff

diff --git a/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/setting-up.md b/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/setting-up.md
index 1302dc0..eb65d46 100644
--- a//amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/setting-up.md
+++ b//amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/setting-up.md
@@ -32 +32 @@ Before you begin using Amazon Q Business for the first time, complete the follow
-To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the _AWS Account Management Reference Guide_.
+To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. There are two ways to sign up for AWS. If you want complete control over account configuration and where your content is stored, or if you have regulated workloads such as HIPAA or FedRAMP, use [Sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html). If you are a new user and want to use a login you already own to sign in to AWS and create an AWS environment with preconfigured defaults in select [AWS Regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/project-regions.html), use [Sign up for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/sign-in-new.html).