Amazon EC2 now surfaces the public SSM parameters associated with public AMIs
Amazon EC2 ยท 2026-07-16
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Technical Details
| Regions | all, AWS China (Beijing), AWS China (Ningxia), AWS GovCloud (US) |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your AMI configuration processes to leverage the newly surfaced SSM parameters, simplifying the discovery and use of public AMIs in your deployments.
For Platform Teams
Adopt the new feature to enhance your configuration management practices, reducing toil and ensuring that your infrastructure always uses the latest AMI versions.
For Executives
Evaluate the new capability to streamline AMI configuration management, reducing manual effort and ensuring consistent use of the latest AMI versions across your infrastructure.
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