I want to track usage and spending across different projects, cost centers, or development environments. How do I do that?
Tags are key-value pairs that allow you to organize your AWS resources into groups. You can use tags to:
- Visualize information about tagged resources in one place, in conjunction with Resource Groups.
- View billing information using Cost Explorer and the AWS Cost and Usage report.
- Send notifications about spending limits using AWS Budgets.
Use logical groupings of your resources that make sense for your infrastructure or business. For example, you could organize your resources by:
- Project
- Cost center
- Development environment
- Application
- Department
After you know what you want to tag, implement a new tagging strategy.
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Published: 2017-06-16
Updated: 2019-01-07