Understanding Amazon Web Services Cost Allocation Tags


Introduction

Introduction

What are Amazon Web Services (AWS) cost allocation tags?

Explanation

AWS cost allocation tags are key/value pairs of information that can be assigned to AWS resources. They are used to organize your resources and track your AWS costs on a detailed level. This link provides more information about using tags, Using Cost Allocation Tags.
 
The following list shows all of the available tags for use within your Virginia Tech AWS environment.
  • Application
  • Company
  • Contract
  • CostCode
  • CreationDate
  • Creator
  • Department
  • DeptCode
  • Environment
  • Grant
  • Location
  • Name
  • Order
  • Organization
  • OU
  • Owner
  • Payer
  • Product
  • Project
  • ProjectName
  • ProjectNumber
  • ProjectType
  • Purpose
  • ResponsibleParty
  • Role
  • Service
  • Status
  • Use