Why you’ll love Tableau Desktop

Tableau Desktop is a software application that lets anyone graphically analyze virtually any type of structured data and produce beautiful charts, graphs and reports in just minutes. Connect to virtually any data source and display information in multiple graphic perspectives. Based on a software breakthrough from Stanford University, you’ll work faster than ever before.

Your colleagues will wonder how you figured out so much so fast. Management will think you’re a genius for your clever insights.

And you will love your new-found freedom.

- Makes data analysis a breeze. An effortless drag and drop interface.
- Fits into your world. Works with a variety of data files and databases.
- Scales to large data sets. Work with an enormous amount of data.
- Offers free training. On-Demand video training.
- Downloads in minutes. Get started right away.

Tableau Desktop comes in two levels – Personal Desktop and Professional Desktop

Both products can make packaged workbooks that can be shared using Tableau Reader

Personal Desktop accesses Excel, MS Access or Text Files.

Professional Desktop accesses MS SQL Server, MS Analysis Services, Oracle, IBM DB2, Netezza, Hyperion Essbase, Teradata, Vertica, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, Excel, MS Access or Text Files.

Professional Desktop allows you to publish your Dashboards and Worksheets to Tableau Server for distribution via a Web browser