What is Tableau
Tableau is an interactive business intelligence and data visualisation software. It helps to conduct a deep analysis of a large amount of information and present the results in a convenient and intuitive way. Tableau can interact with cloud solutions (Dropbox, Google Sheets, AWS Redshift, etc.) as well as modern data analysis tools such as Python and R.
Advantages
Collection of data from various sources
Tableau can receive data from dozens of places – from a simple download of an excel file to connecting to almost any database via API.
Convenience
Tableau offers the user the most intuitive interface, flexibility in solving complex issues, and the ability to visualise data beautifully and clearly at different stages of working with it.
Work with data directly
Tableau allows you to process and aggregate data. You can create calculated fields within the tool itself.
High speed of obtaining results
Tableau can create interactive visualisations and reports in minutes, making it a very fast tool.
Information sharing
Tableau creates and allows you to share reports online/offline, making the whole process faster.
Low cost
Tableau is comparatively low compared to other data visualisation and BI tools, such as Business Objects and Qlik.
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