Amazon EC2 now surfaces the public SSM parameters associated with public AMIs
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Amazon EC2 now surfaces AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Parameter Store parameters associated with public AMIs directly in AMI metadata.
- Describe public AMI responses now include associated public SSM parameters
- Eliminates manual searching through SSM parameter namespaces
- SSM parameters act as aliases that always resolve to the latest AMI version
- Simplifies AMI updates across infrastructure
- Available at no additional cost in all AWS regions including China and GovCloud
This enhancement makes discovering and referencing public AMI parameters easier, streamlining infrastructure management.
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