Chapter 8
Collaborating and Publishing with Tableau Cloud
IN THIS CHAPTER
Addressing the critical differences between Tableau Desktop and Cloud
Exploring the Tableau Cloud user experience
Collaborating and sharing using Tableau Cloud
Like other heavyweight enterprise business intelligence platforms, Tableau offers an online and desktop version of its servers. Many folks try to figure out why to opt for online versus Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server, beyond the fact that you can access all the tools on the internet. After all, doesn’t the online version lack certain features that Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server offer? My answer is yes, yes, and yes! But the online version also has capabilities that you can’t get anywhere else affordably.
The significant difference boils down to nuances with worksheet, dashboard, and story features available only on Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server. With Tableau Cloud, the user experience is more fluid in that it integrates many of the applications you need to utilize on your local computer desktop in a single platform. However, Tableau Cloud requires you to take more steps to complete a straightforward activity than you have to take in both ...
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