Amazon announced plans to discontinue Amazon Lookout for Metrics, its service for anomaly detection in time-series metrics, recommending customers transition to other AWS services like OpenSearch, CloudWatch, Redshift ML, QuickSight, and Glue Data Quality for anomaly detection capabilities.

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<p>This article announces that Amazon Lookout for Metrics, a machine learning service for detecting anomalies in time-series data, will be discontinued on October 10, 2025. New customer sign-ups are no longer available, and existing customers can continue using the service until the discontinuation date.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>An overview of alternative AWS services with anomaly detection capabilities, including Amazon OpenSearch, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Redshift ML, Amazon QuickSight, and AWS Glue Data Quality.</li>
<li>A brief description of how to use each alternative service for anomaly detection.</li>
<li>Frequently asked questions about the transition, such as how access will change, what happens to existing resources, and how to delete resources.</li>
<li>Conclusion and additional resources for learning more about anomaly detection in the recommended AWS services.</li>
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