When your ApsaraDB RDS instance holds more data than can be efficiently analyzed in a relational database, you can offload it to MaxCompute for large-scale processing. MaxCompute (formerly known as ODPS) is a data warehouse service that stores and computes large volumes of structured data, and provides analytics and modeling capabilities for big data workloads. Use Data Integration to move data from your RDS instance into MaxCompute, then run analytics and modeling jobs at scale.
How it works
Data flows from ApsaraDB RDS to MaxCompute in the following sequence:
Data Integration connects to your ApsaraDB RDS instance and reads the data.
Data Integration loads the data into MaxCompute.
MaxCompute processes the data using its analytics and modeling capabilities.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure that you have:
An ApsaraDB RDS instance containing the data you want to analyze
MaxCompute activated in your Alibaba Cloud account
Access to DataWorks, which includes the Data Integration service
Import data from ApsaraDB RDS into MaxCompute
Use Data Integration to configure a sync task that reads from your ApsaraDB RDS instance and writes to MaxCompute. For setup instructions and configuration details, see Overview.
What's next
After loading data into MaxCompute, use MaxCompute's built-in analytics and modeling services to process and analyze your data at scale.