Category: Tableau

Feed: The Information Lab. Author: Iwona Fredouelle. 19 January, 2022 | Iwona Fredouelle Restoring a backup from a regular Tableau environment to an external file store Tableau server/cluster If you don’t know how backup with external file store works, this page explains it quite well. This blog post describes how to restore a backup from a normal Tableau server without any add-ons to Tableau server with external file store (with Server Management Add-on). There is no official description on how this works, so this is based purely on my experience. Also this is a pg-only restore, which means it restores ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Author: Stephanie Jensen. We recently connected with three data experts at the U.S. Census Bureau who are using Tableau to visualize race and ethnicity data from the 2020 Decennial Census. Chief of the Racial Statistics Branch, Rachel Marks; Senior Technical Expert for Demographic Analysis, Eric Jensen; and Data Visualization Developer and Demographic Statistician for Sex and Age Statistics, Megan Rabe shared an inside look at how the new race and ethnicity dashboards were developed, and what people can learn from exploring these compelling visualizations. Tableau: What were your primary goals in creating the new race and ethnicity ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Author: Sanjeev Verma. In my previous blog post, I discussed a new content type introduced in Tableau Data Management with our 2021.4 release: virtual connections. In addition to the sharing and management benefits, virtual connections now provide a centralized point of access to your data through which all queries flow–which makes them the perfect place to enforce your data security rules. Data Policies for Row-Level Security, a feature also added in 2021.4, lets you control who can see what data anywhere in Tableau. Row-level security (RLS) in Tableau refers to restricting the rows of data a certain ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Author: Danika Harrod. The ultimate data showdown is back. We are calling on data rockstars (that’s you) from around the world to compete in our annual Iron Viz competition. No matter how long you’ve used Tableau, this is an opportunity to challenge yourself, learn something new, and engage with an incredible community. Take your data skills to the next level. Build your Tableau Public portfolio. Get recognized on a global stage. Win up to $10,000 in cash prizes for yourself and donate to your favorite nonprofit while you’re at it. Earn the humble-bragging rights that come with ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Author: Andy Cotgreave. Welcome to 2022. With the end of one year and the start of another, it’s a good time to reflect and renew. I enjoy reading your summaries of recent times. Sarah Bartlett’s review of the year is always thorough and an inspiration. Donna Coles reflects on Workout Wednesday using a viz. The Flerlage Twins take a longer view and look at their ten favourite Tableau Public vizzes of all time. For some people, the reflections are about endings (and new beginnings). Spencer Bauke explains why he’s stepping down from SportsVizSunday. Ann Jackson ends her ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Author: Sharon Liao. We have heard from our customers that a secure, seamless, and easy-to-use authentication method is critical to the success of integrating Tableau analytics. Connected Apps, released in Tableau 2021.4, can provide a simple and delightful authentication experience to end users, whether you’re embedding Tableau in your own applications, client web portals, or third-party SaaS platforms implanted in your business. With Connected Apps, you can set up a direct trust relationship between Tableau and your application server. This enables users who already login to your application to single sign-on (SSO) to Tableau and view the ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Author: Forbes BrandVoice. Editor's note: This article originally appeared in Forbes, by Jennifer Day, Vice President of Customer Strategy and Programs, Tableau Data Culture is foundational to building a data-driven organization, but what, exactly, does a successful Data Culture look like? At Tableau Conference, leaders from the Seattle Seahawks, VMWare, and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) shared examples of successful Data Cultures in action.  These conversations demonstrated how leaders can cultivate a culture where data is central to decision making, uniting everyone across the business with shared behavior and goals. They also emphasized something I’ve observed in my ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Author: Britt Staniar. Applications and nominations for the Tableau Community’s most prestigious leadership program are officially open! Tell us who you think should join the 2022 class of preeminent community leaders. In February, we’ll make some big announcements. First, we’ll share the new class of leaders who best embody the spirit of the Tableau Community. We will also announce a new, more inclusive name for the Zen Master program (more on this below). Though we’re replacing the name, the selection criteria and expectations remain the same: Tableau experts who raise the bar of what’s possible with Tableau ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Author: Channing Nesbitt. Since the launch of the Racial Equity Data Hub in February 2021, the Tableau Foundation and its partners have empowered a connected community of advocates committed to helping everyone see and understand the intersection of race and equity in America. As the year draws to a close, we are grateful for the partners and their partners for building awareness, delivering impact, and changing systems. From building economic power and creating equitable educational opportunities for all students, to advancing equitable justice and building political power, they are making strides daily. Their work is proof that ... Read More

Feed: What's New. Author: Mark Nelson. Today I’m pleased to share that our mission to help people see and understand data becomes even stronger with our acquisition of Narrative Science, a Tableau partner since 2016 and global leader in data storytelling technologies.  Narrative Science’s natural language capabilities are some of the best in the industry. This technology automates the analysis, build and communication of insights from data in a modern, easy-to-use narrative format that people can understand. Integrating Narrative Science with Tableau will scale this capability across the Salesforce ecosystem and help customers deliver data insights to even more people ... Read More