Introduction
Data Lake Analytics (DLA) is a serverless, in-cloud interactive query and analysis service. DLA allows you to run standard SQL statements to analyze different types of data, including but not limited to:
Data in OSS, Table Store and other Alibaba Cloud storage products.
Data in ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL, ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server, ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL, and ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB.
Data in user-created MySQL, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL databases.
Data in NoSQL databases, such as ApsaraDB for Redis and ApsaraDB for MongoDB.
Taking using DLA to analyze OSS data as an example, Quick Start describes how to activate DLA, initialize the password of the DLA primary database account, create OSS schemas, create OSS tables, and run SQL statements. In this way, it helps you understand how to use DLA.
Prerequisites
Before using Alibaba Cloud DLA, you must have registered an Alibaba Cloud account and performed real-name authentication for the account. If you have no Alibaba Cloud account yet, the system asks you to register an account when you activate DLA.
Procedure
Choose Data Lake Analytics Details > Activate Now.
On the Service Activation Notification page, click Activate DLA Service.
On the Cloud Product Activation page, select I have read and agree with the Data Lake Analytics Service Agreement, and then click Activate Now.