

# Management & governance services
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The following table describes how Amazon SNS integrates with AWS management and governance services such as Amazon Q Developer in chat applications, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, AWS Config, AWS Control Tower, AWS License Manager, AWS Service Catalog, and AWS Systems Manager, providing notifications for key events like infrastructure changes, compliance alerts, and operational insights. 

These integrations help you monitor and manage your AWS environments efficiently by delivering timely alerts and updates to relevant teams and systems.


| AWS service | Benefit of using with Amazon SNS | 
| --- | --- | 
| [Amazon Q Developer in chat applications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/chatbot/latest/adminguide/what-is.html) – Enables DevOps and software development teams to use Amazon Chime and Slack chat rooms to monitor and respond to operational events in the AWS Cloud. | Deliver notifications to chat rooms. For more information, see [Setting up Amazon Q Developer in chat applications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/chatbot/latest/adminguide/setting-up.html) in the *Amazon Q Developer in chat applications Administrator Guide*. | 
| [AWS CloudFormation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html) – Enables you to create and provision AWS infrastructure deployments predictably and repeatedly. | Receive notifications when stacks are created and updated. For more information, see [Setting CloudFormation stack options](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-console-add-tags.html) in the *AWS CloudFormation User Guide*. | 
| [AWS CloudTrail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/WhatIsCloudWatch.html) – Provides event history of your AWS account activity. | Receive notifications when CloudTrail publishes new log files to your Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, see [Configuring Amazon SNS notifications for CloudTrail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/configure-sns-notifications-for-cloudtrail.html) in the *AWS CloudTrail User Guide*. | 
| [Amazon CloudWatch](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/WhatIsCloudWatch.html) – Monitors your AWS resources and the applications you run on AWS in real time. | Receive notifications when alarms change state. For more information, see [Using Amazon CloudWatch alarms](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/AlarmThatSendsEmail.html) in the *Amazon CloudWatch User Guide*. | 
| [AWS Config](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/WhatIsConfig.html) – Provides a detailed view of the configuration of AWS resources in your AWS account. | Receive notifications when resources are updated, or when AWS Config evaluates custom or managed rules against your resources. For more information, see [Notifications that AWS Config sends to an SNS topic](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/notifications-for-AWS-Config.html) and [Example configuration item change notifications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/example-sns-notification.html) in the *AWS Config Developer Guide*. | 
| [AWS Control Tower](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/controltower/latest/userguide/what-is-control-tower.html) – Enables you to set up and govern a secure, compliant, multi-account AWS environment. | Use alerts to help you prevent drift within your landing zone, and receive compliance notifications. For more information, see [Tracking alerts through Amazon Simple Notification Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/controltower/latest/userguide/sns.html) in the *AWS Control Tower User Guide*. | 
| [AWS License Manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/license-manager/latest/userguide/license-manager.html) – Helps you manage your software licenses from software vendors centrally across AWS and your on-premises environments. | Receive License Manager notifications and alerts. For more information, see [Settings in License Manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/license-manager/latest/userguide/settings.html) in the *License Manager User Guide* and [Creating ServiceNow incidents for AWS License Manager notifications](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/servicenow-incidents-for-license-manager/) on the* AWS Management & Governance Blog*. | 
| [AWS Service Catalog](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog/latest/adminguide/introduction.html) – Enables IT administrators to create, manage, and distribute portfolios of approved products to end users, who can then access the products they need in a personalized portal.  | Receive notifications about stack events. For more information, see [AWS Service Catalog notification constraints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog/latest/adminguide/constraints-notification.html) in the *Service Catalog Administrator Guide*. | 
| [AWS Systems Manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/what-is-systems-manager.html) – Lets you view and control your infrastructure on AWS. | Receive notifications about the status of commands. For more information, see [Monitoring Systems Manager status changes using Amazon SNS notifications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/monitoring-sns-notifications.html) in the *AWS Systems Manager User Guide*. | 