Part of [[202404051739 Governance Overview|azure governance]] Adjacent to [[202404061451 Azure Naming|azure naming]]

1. name:value pair
2. identify attribute/metadata for resource
3. Have standards for tags used and values
4. Can enforce through [[202404061356 Azure Policy|azure policy]]
   1. deny is scary
   2. better to tell if tag is not there, copy from resource group for example
5. Can be used for search, filter, and billing
6. not inherited but could be copied via [[202404061356 Azure Policy|policy]]
   1. should be applied at [[202404061212 Azure Resources|resources]] level for better visibility
   2. [[202404061212 Azure Resources|resources]] don’t inherit [[202404061455 Azure Tagging|tags]] from [[202404051818 Resource Groups|resource group]]
7. can be applied at [[202404061212 Azure Resources|resource]], [[202404051818 Resource Groups|resource group]] or [[202401101441 Azure subscriptions|subscription]] level
   1. not all [[202404061212 Azure Resources|resources]] support tagging
8. [[202404061425 Azure Cost Management]] enables inheritance use only for billing usage records

references:

Naming and tagging Guidance and Limits Tag support for resources