Tagging

Tagging Strategy for CloudOps AI

This document outlines the tagging strategy for CloudOps AI to ensure effective resource management and automation.

1. Operational Tags

Tag Key	Example Value	Purpose
Environment	prod, staging, dev	Isolate actions by environment (e.g., block remediations in prod)
Owner	team-noc@company.com	Identify responsible team for escalations
IncidentSeverity	P1, P2, P3	Prioritize actions based on criticality
AutoRemediate	true, false	Flag resources eligible for auto-fixes

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2. Cost & Billing Tags

Tag Key	Example Value	Purpose
CostCenter	it-ops-123	Track spend per team
Project	ai-noc-agent	Allocate costs to projects
BudgetAlertThreshold	90 (percentage)	Trigger cost alerts

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3. Security & Compliance Tags

Tag Key	Example Value	Purpose
DataClassification	confidential, public	Control remediation scope (e.g., skip sensitive DBs)
Compliance	hipaa, pci	Enforce compliance-specific rules
RetentionPolicy	30d, 1y	Guide log/backup retention

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4. AI/Agent-Specific Tags

Tag Key	Example Value	Purpose
AIActionProfile	conservative, aggressive	Tweak AI decision thresholds
LastRemediation	2024-05-20T14:30Z	Track when last action was taken
AllowedActions	stop,restart,notify	Whitelist permitted remediations

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5. Resource Context Tags

Tag Key	Example Value	Purpose
WorkloadType	batch, real-time	Customize monitoring (e.g., batch jobs tolerate longer downtimes)
DRPriority	tier1, tier3	Influence recovery order
Dependencies	app:checkout-service	Map resource relationships

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Example YAML for Tag-Based Rules

rules:
  - name: "TerminateHungInstances"
    condition:
      - "tag:Environment == 'prod'"
      - "tag:AutoRemediate == 'true'"
      - "tag:WorkloadType != 'stateful'"
    actions:
      - type: "remediate"
        command: "aws ec2 terminate-instances"

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Best Practices

1. Consistency: Enforce tags via AWS Config Rules or IAM policies.
2. Automation: Use AWS Lambda/EventBridge to auto-tag resources (e.g., propagate CostCenter from VPC to child resources).
3. Governance: Monitor untagged resources with AWS Resource Groups.