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AWS Resource Groups and Tagging

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Resource Groups

  • organize AWS resources, all in the same AWS region
  • manage and automate tasks on large numbers of resources at one time.
  • Bulk actions include
    • Applying updates or security patches.
    • Upgrading applications.
    • Opening or closing ports to network traffic.
    • Collecting specific log and monitoring data from your fleet of instances.
  • Can be nested; a resource group can contain existing resource groups in the same region.
  • 2 queries types to build a group. Queries are in format AWS::service::resource.
    • Tag-based – include lists of resources and tags. Tags are keys that help identify and sort resources within organization.
    • AWS CloudFormation stack-based

Resource Tagging

  • Help track expenses throughout the model.
  • Some of the tags are
    • Owner – Used to identify who is responsible for the resource
    • Cost Center/Business Unit – Used to identify the cost center or business unit associated with a resource; typically for cost allocation and tracking
    • Customer – Used to identify a specific client that a particular group of resources serves
    • Project – Used to identify the project(s) the resource supports
  • Activate an AWS-generated createdBy tag
  • Tag is automatically applied for cost allocation purposes
  • Tag helps account for resources that might otherwise go uncategorized.
  • The createdBy tag is available for supported AWS services and resources only
  • Tag value contains data associated with specific API or console events.
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