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# Cloud Best Practices for Agents
This document outlines general cloud best practices that agents should adhere to when interacting with multi-cloud environments. Following these guidelines ensures consistency, efficiency, and reliability in operations.
## 1. Resource Tagging
**Importance**: Consistent and comprehensive resource tagging is crucial for cost allocation, resource management, automation, and security. Tags allow for easy identification and categorization of resources.
**Guidelines**:
* Apply tags to all provisioned resources.
* Use a standardized tagging schema across all cloud providers.
* Common tags include `Project`, `Environment` (dev, staging, prod), `Owner`, `CostCenter`, `Application`.
## 2. Naming Conventions
**Importance**: Clear and consistent naming conventions improve readability, reduce confusion, and simplify automation and scripting.
**Guidelines**:
* Establish a naming convention for all resource types (e.g., `proj-env-app-resourcetype-id`).
* Use lowercase characters, hyphens as separators, and avoid special characters.
* Keep names concise but descriptive.
## 3. Cost Optimization
**Importance**: Efficiently managing cloud costs is vital. Agents should be aware of cost implications and strive to optimize resource usage.
**Guidelines**:
* Identify and terminate idle or underutilized resources.
* Right-size resources to match actual workload requirements.
* Consider using reserved instances or savings plans for predictable workloads.
* Leverage serverless and managed services where appropriate to reduce operational overhead and cost.
* Refer to the `cost_optimizer.sh` script for automated cost analysis and recommendations.
## 4. High Availability and Fault Tolerance
**Importance**: Designing for high availability and fault tolerance ensures applications remain accessible and resilient to failures.
**Guidelines**:
* Distribute resources across multiple availability zones or regions.
* Implement auto-scaling to handle varying loads.
* Utilize load balancers to distribute traffic.
* Design for graceful degradation and quick recovery from failures.
## 5. Monitoring and Alerting
**Importance**: Robust monitoring and alerting systems are essential for understanding application performance, identifying issues, and ensuring timely responses.
**Guidelines**:
* Collect metrics and logs from all critical resources and applications.
* Set up appropriate alerts for anomalies, errors, and performance thresholds.
* Ensure alerts are actionable and routed to the correct teams.
* Refer to the `monitor_logs.sh` and `health_check.sh` scripts for automated log retrieval and health checks.