Chapter 1
Tableau Foundations
IN THIS CHAPTER
Grasping key Tableau terminology
Discovering Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep installation prerequisites
Identifying which Tableau product best suits your business needs
Discerning what applications you need to complete the Tableau data journey
Distinguishing user capabilities throughout the Tableau journey
Tableau is a business intelligence platform that helps users see and understand their data using highly visual representations. Unlike other enterprise business intelligence platforms, Tableau incorporates business intelligence, data analytics, data science, data mining, and data visualization into a single solution. As a result, its capabilities are considered the broadest and deepest for data evaluation on the market.
In 2019, Salesforce acquired Tableau. At the time, Tableau's focus on data was big but not all-encompassing. It included enterprise data applications, data management and governance, visual analytics, and end-to-end ...
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