Amazon CloudWatch now supports resource tags when monitoring vended metrics

Amazon CloudWatch Tag-Based Telemetry Experience

Amazon CloudWatch introduces a new tag-based telemetry experience to simplify monitoring metrics and alarms using AWS resource tags. This feature automatically adapts alarms and metrics analysis as resources change, allowing DevOps engineers and cloud administrators to create dynamic monitoring views aligned with their organizational structure.

Tag-based querying and filtering eliminate the need for manual updates to alarms and dashboards after deployments, enabling teams to focus on innovation rather than maintenance. This provides faster, targeted insights that match how teams organize their systems. Teams can query AWS default metrics using their existing resource tags, making it easier to troubleshoot issues and maintain operational visibility.

Regions Available

• US East (N. Virginia)
• US East (Ohio)
• US West (N. California)
• US West (Oregon)
• Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
• Asia Pacific (Seoul)
• Asia Pacific (Singapore)
• Asia Pacific (Sydney)
• Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
• Asia Pacific (Osaka)
• Canada (Central)
• Europe (Frankfurt)
• Europe (Ireland)
• Europe (London)
• Europe (Paris)
• Europe (Stockholm)
• South America (São Paulo)

What to do

• Enable tag enriched telemetry in the Amazon CloudWatch Settings
• Use the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) and AWS SDKs
• Monitor your infrastructure using existing AWS resource tags

Source: AWS release notes