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AWS Systems Manager

April 5, 2026

Systems Management Suite

Manage EC2, on-premises, hybrid environments at scale.

SSM Capabilities

Session Manager:
- Browser-based SSH/RDP
- No bastion/jump hosts
- CloudTrail audit trail
- KMS encryption

Parameter Store:
- Secure config storage
- Standard (free) / Advanced ($0.05/10K)
- Integration with Lambda/EC2

Patch Manager:
- Patch baselines (critical/security)
- Compliance reporting
- Maintenance windows

Inventory & State Manager

Software inventory across fleet
Compliance state management
Custom inventory (files/registry)

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