Alibaba DataWorks

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End-to-end data development platform over MaxCompute, EMR, and Hologres with visual and SQL-based task authoring, scheduled pipelines, data quality rules, data lineage, and a built-in business-glossary catalog

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Attributes

Visual Editor
Yes

Sub-services (4)

Data Studio

Visual and SQL-based task authoring against MaxCompute / EMR / Hologres

Scheduler

Cron / DAG scheduling with dependency resolution and retry policies

Data Quality

Rule-based validation and anomaly detection for pipeline output tables

Data Map

Business glossary, lineage, and discovery portal over DataWorks sources

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPRSOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSS

Where this runs

22 regions
15 countries
7sovereign
Sovereign regions (7)
  • China (Hangzhou) · HangzhouAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Beijing) · BeijingAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Shanghai) · ShanghaiAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Shenzhen) · ShenzhenAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Chengdu) · ChengduAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Zhangjiakou) · ZhangjiakouAlibaba Cloud China
  • China (Hohhot) · HohhotAlibaba Cloud China
Commercial regions (15)

Europe (2)

  • Frankfurt
  • London

North America (2)

  • Silicon Valley
  • Virginia

Asia (9)

  • Hong Kong
  • Mumbai
  • Jakarta
  • Tokyo
  • Kuala Lumpur
  • Manila
  • Singapore
  • Seoul
  • Bangkok

Oceania (1)

  • Sydney

Middle East (1)

  • Dubai

Tags

data-pipelinesetlcatalogdata-governanceanalytics

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Pricing

Pricing model:subscription