Amazon services that work with Amazon Resource Groups

Amazon CloudFormation – Create resource groups in Amazon CloudFormation by using a stack template.

Provision and organize Amazon resources at the same time. Organize resources by tags. Organize resources from another stack. Gather insights on your Amazon resources in resource groups using Amazon CloudWatch or take operational actions using Amazon Systems Manager.

For more information, see ResourceGroups resource type reference in the Amazon CloudFormation User Guide.

CloudTrail – Capture all resource group actions using Amazon CloudTrail.

Capture information about actions performed on your resource groups including details like who performed the action (IAM principal, such as a role, user, or an Amazon Web Service), when the action was performed, where the action occurred (the source IP address) and more. These records can then be used for analysis or to trigger follow-up actions.

For more information, see Viewing events with CloudTrail Event history.

Amazon CloudWatch – Enable real-time monitoring of your Amazon resources and the applications you run on Amazon.

Focus your view to display metrics and alarms from a single resource group.

For more information, see Focus on metrics and alarms in a resource group in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.

Amazon CloudWatch application insights – Detect common problems with your .NET and SQL Server-based applications.

Monitor your .NET and SQL Server application resources that belong to a resource group.

For more information, see Supported application components in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.

Amazon DynamoDB table groups – Organize your DynamoDB tables into logical groupings so you can more easily manage your resources.

Create, edit, and delete groups of DynamoDB tables from the DynamoDB Action menu.

For more information, see the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.

Amazon License Manager – Streamline the process of bringing software vendor licenses to the cloud.

Configure a host resource group to enable License Manager to manage your Dedicated Hosts.

For more information, see Host Resource Groups in License Manager in the License Manager User Guide.

Amazon Resilience Hub – Prepare and protect your applications from disruptions.

Discover your applications that are defined using Resource Groups.

For more information, see Measure and Improve Your Application Resilience with Amazon Resilience Hub in the Amazon News Blog.

Amazon Resource Access Manager – Share specified Amazon resources that you own with other accounts.

Share host resource groups using Amazon RAM.

For more information, see Shareable resources in the Amazon RAM User Guide.

Amazon Service Catalog AppRegistry – Define and manage your applications and their metadata.

When you create an application in AppRegistry, that service automatically creates an resource group for that application. The application resource group is a collection of all of the resources in your application. The service also creates a Amazon CloudFormation stack-based resource group for every stack associated with the application.

For more information, see Using AppRegistry in the Amazon Service Catalog Administrator Guide.

Amazon Systems Manager – Enable visibility and control of your Amazon resources.

Gather operational insights and take bulk actions on your applications that are based on resource groups. In the Amazon Systems Manager console, the Application Manager Custom applications page automatically imports and displays operations data for applications that are based on resource groups. You can use the information in Application Manager to help you determine which resources in an application are compliant and working correctly and which resources require action.

For more information, see Working with applications in Application Manager in the Amazon Systems Manager User Guide.

Amazon VPC Network Access Analyzer – Identify unwanted network access to your resources on Amazon.

You can specify the sources and destinations for your network access requirements by using Amazon Resource Groups. This lets you govern network access across your Amazon environment, independent of how you configure your network.

For more information, see Use Resource Groups with Network Access Scopes in the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud User Guide.