Business User

Releases

Inside the Release: Tableau 2022.2 for Analysts and Business Users

Colten Woo July 6, 2022

Learn what’s in Tableau 2022.2 for analysts and business users, including automated insights with Data Stories, autosave, Prep and Metrics enhancements, and more.
Best of Tableau Web

Best of the Tableau Web: New variations for lines, slopes, and parameter actions

Andy Cotgreave July 12, 2019

Welcome to the Best of the Tableau Web! To keep you going for another month, here are more tips, tricks, and inspiration.
Developer

Announcing our new Engineering Blog for research and development

Andrew Beers February 25, 2019

We’re excited to announce that we’re bringing our developer voice to the public with Tableau’s brand-new Engineering Blog!
Visualizations

How W.E.B. Du Bois used data visualization to confront prejudice in the early 20th century

Jason Forrest February 20, 2019

In celebration of Black History Month, we're taking a closer look at how Du Bois’s visualizations for the Paris Exposition were innovative.
Tips & Techniques

5 alternatives to pie charts

Before you bake another pie chart, consider these 5 alternative ways to visualize your data.
Best of Tableau Web

Best of the Tableau Web: Iron Viz greatest hits and mobile dashboard tips

Andy Cotgreave July 13, 2017

This month’s roundup contains a host of great ideas, but I’m especially pleased to share all the “Creation Stories” behind many of the exceptional IronViz entries we received for the Safari Feeder competition.
Product

Connect to your S3 data with the Amazon Athena connector in Tableau

Jason Burns May 23, 2017

Connect to your S3 data with the Amazon Athena connector in Tableau 10.3
Visualizations

Tableau on Tableau: 5 ways we look at our sales data

Like any company, Tableau needs to make decisions about sales data. And as a data company, we’re always on the hunt for the best way to look at sales information. Here are five ways we look at our own operations to help make decisions about quota, territory management, and must-win deals.
Data

Why tell stories with data?

Andy Cotgreave July 3, 2014

Stories have impact, create memories, and lead a viewer down a chosen path. Matt Francis explained when to use data stories in his TC On Tour session in London.