To make sure that you can complete the workshop, you must activate MaxCompute and DataWorks for your Alibaba Cloud account.
Prerequisites
- An Alibaba Cloud account is created.
- Real-name verification is completed.
Background information
The following Alibaba Cloud services are used in this workshop:
Activate MaxCompute
Note If you have already activated MaxCompute, skip this step and directly create a workspace
in DataWorks.
- Go to the Alibaba Cloud official website, click Log In in the upper-right corner, and then enter your account name and password.
- Move the pointer over Products in the top navigation bar and choose to go to the product details page of MaxCompute.
- Click Activate Now.
- On the buy page of MaxCompute, select the pay-as-you-go billing method, select a region and a type, and then click Buy Now.
Create a DataWorks workspace
Note Data resources provided for this workshop are all stored in the China (Shanghai) region.
Therefore, we recommend that you create a workspace in the China (Shanghai) region.
Otherwise, the network connectivity test fails when you add a connection.