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Tableau Server is an enterprise-class business analytics platform that can scale up to hundreds of thousands of users. It allows distributed mobile and browser-based users to interact with Tableau workbooks published to the server from Tableau Desktop.
Tableau Server comprises 4 main components:
-Application Server
- VizQL Server
-Data Server
-Backgrounder
Tableau Server supports both web browser and Tableau Desktop clients.https://dudodiprj2sv7.cloudfront.net/product-logos/Dr/DC/B9UT7Z2T8LTT.PNGTableauTableau Server is a great tool for small, medium, and large companies2019-03-06T16:24:50.544ZTableau Server is being used across our entire organization. Every employee at Qualtrics has a Tableau Server user, and we use Tableau Server authentication to display reports and dashboards in our company portal. Tableau Server is used heavily within each department, with dedicated analysts for each team creating and deploying dashboards for all employees to consume. Sales leaders view dashboards regularly to track the progress of their teams, and individual contributors view dashboards frequently to track their own progress.,Tableau Server is extremely well at providing a stabile system for us to host data sources and dashboards
Tableau Server is great at managing permissions for users, data sources, workbooks, and dashboards,Tableau Server has had some issue handling some of our larger data sets. Our extract refreshes fail intermittently with no obvious error that we can fix
Tableau Server has been hard to work with before they launched their new Rest API, which is also a little tricky to work with,9,Tableau Server has had a huge positive impact. It has allowed us to quickly distribute complex dashboards across the company
Tableau Server has allowed us to easily manage our entire employee base at the company and control the dashboards they view and interact with,5,10,6,9,8Jacob RasmussenGetting up and ready with a great data visualization platform in a few days with Tableau Server2019-01-24T20:00:09.948ZTableau is being used mostly by marketing to get a good view of their customer base. It covers the present footprint in terms of product ownership and the trend in usage of services.
Tableau is used by data scientists to present data to managers and executive. It has a storytelling approach that facilitates the understanding of data and eases the decision-making process.,Tableau server's portal and general look is really convenient and pretty. Users feel comfortable using it.
The learning curve of Tableau Server from an end-user perspective is really short. For the creator of content, it is a little more complex but easy to learn. Tableau has really succeeded in creating a user-friendly software.
From an administration point of view, Tableau is great. Installation and housekeeping are really easy and quick.
Visuals are really appealing and will help "sell" your presentations.
Tableau allows connectivity to a huge selection of data sources and data formats.
Online training for software is free and of very good quality.,Tableau doesn't (at least when I used it) have custom widgets or elements in the creation of dashboards. Its main competitor, Power BI, allows this. Because of that, some visualizations are challenging and need the use of advanced tricks that most users don't know about.
Tableau logs a lot of information, and sometimes, getting the right information from these logs when something goes wrong is challenging.
Tableau support is not the quickest. This sounds bad, but I have to specify that I very rarely had to contact them. However, when I did, the answer took a few more days than with other providers.,9,ROI wasn't really measured but the time to market was really quick. Within a few days, the Tableau server was installed and fully usable by analysts. The installation process of this software is really well documented and easy to perform.
An administrator should be appointed to manage the platform. In our case, we went with an existing administrator of a different platform as this was not a full-time job. A few hours a month is generally enough to manage the platform.
Tableau creates really dazzling reports and dashboards. I suggest establishing upfront the targeted audience for the consumption of data if you want to keep the license count under control. It is very tough to achieve that if you grant one to anyone who asks for a license.,10,9,10,10,10,100,1,Creating dynamic dashboards on customer buying trends
Follow evolution of customer base through time based on several criteria
Market share analysis with graphical representations (heat maps),Use of command lines functionalities to allow automated ETL process to prepare data, refresh datasources and Tableau object all without any intervention.
Use with mobile for executives,10Mathieu GaouetteTableau Server is perfect for real-time visualization and interactive dashboards, not for advanced analytics2019-01-09T18:12:01.750ZTableau Server is used by our organization to implement real-time data visualization and monitoring. The software is used only by certain departments. Tableau Server makes real-time data analytics easy for busy executives who want interactive visualizations and reporting without having to put too much work into what they are doing.,Tableau is perhaps the most aesthetically pleasing software to create beautiful visualizations that get updated in real-time. I wish this software had been around 20 years ago.
Tableau Server makes sharing visualizations across the organization seamless. I don't think I could do my job without it.
Tableau Server is used to create interactive daily reports, updated automatically and in an interactive style.,Tableau Server is sometimes referred to as simply Microsoft Excel with a power boost. I understand the reason analysts say this. It is because the software is almost exclusively a visualization software. If you're looking for truly advanced analytics combined with cutting-edge visualization, Tableau Server isn't it.
Tableau Server limits the type of graphs a user can create. There are numerous workarounds for different graph types, but they are not easy to implement.
Tableau Server can sometimes be slow to render graphics with lots of data and calculated fields.,10,Tableau Server has replaced Excel spreadsheets in much of what I do. The software really did save a ton of time and improved the overall work product. I think the ROI has been heavily in the positive.
For analysts trying to get others to improve their reporting processes, Tableau Server may at first represent a negative ROI because others are unwilling to change. If you're unable to get others to change their habits, Tableau Server may not be for you.
Tableau Server was easy to set up. The required headcount was as little as 1 for report creation. It's very easy to get up and going with Tableau Server.,10,8,10,10,9,The "Show Me" visualization is awesome.
The drag and drop is easy.
Customizing Tableau is about as easy as it gets.,Making calculations is Tableau Server is sometimes very difficult.
Customizing Tableau Server for a very specific graphical display can sometimes be very, very time-consuming.
Tableau Server sometimes takes a good deal of time to update.,Yes, but I don't use it,9Thomas YoungTableau is a gold mine, be the first or last, worth a dig!2018-11-02T16:01:08.553ZTableau is used by a department and it addresses key issues such as device availability, performance of devices deployed, and enterprise reporting for roadway data. Tableau Server has helped store information and visualize it in a great fashion. We have great leverage over other systems because Tableau Server is standalone. Our future goal is to use it across the whole organization.,Tableau Server is compatible and flexible in terms of data connection and usage.
Tableau Server has the option of configuring on-site or cloud, which is excellent.
Tableau Server is economical and easily adaptive in nature.,Tableau Server could be made more flexible in terms of data connection and ease of use in terms of documenting.
In Tableau Server, the workbook folder itself should be made available with share options to web embed.
Groups should be enhanced with more test case scenarios so organizations can easily follow the protocols.,9,It has helped improve reporting capabilities from traditional to modern ways to view data.
It has helped in terms of using new maps and charts for devices availability and which is unique and insightful.
Interactive features attracted our client to look up business intelligence and other areas.,9,8,9,9,9Sachin BasappaTableau fits our needs as a small company2018-10-31T16:17:19.665ZAt Vinyl we use Tableau to develop dashboards for insight into our business. It houses most of our day to day reporting and we are now developing our KPI system on it.,Access to our data sources such as MS SQL and MySQL
Ease of use and administration
Relatively small footprint for hardware
Reasonable pricing,Better exposure of the engine components for diagnostics and reporting
Having to uninstall the product and reinstall to upgrade is odd and cumbersome
Bring the command line options into a modern web admin interface with better information like backup processes and history
Admin reporting on use of data sources and ability to search out dependencies in the database,9,We recently reduced our licensing due to scaling down the company and Tableau had a reasonable process to accommodate us.
The most recent version we use (10.4) has been much more reliable - looking forward to the 2018 version that we will implement next month.
Many times changes in version cause our analysts headaches by changing small things we don't always catch at first and we don't have the means to run a test environment for all of them.,8,8,9,9,9Eli Massey
Windows, Linux
Tableau Server
613 Ratings
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