Item: Tableau Desktop
Rating: 10
Author: Rajesh Shenoy

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Tableau for data visualization of our premium healthcare stats. Tableau offers us the power to present large data sets in beautiful interactive charts. I love the storyboarding feature with Tableau that helps in weaving a story from all the data that one has.

Pros and Cons

Handles large data sets very well.
Powerful visualization tools.
Customization and Collaboration.

Drag and Drop functionality for some complex charting would be very helpful.

Return on Investment

Productivity has gone up as the data analytics has been made simple.
Collaboration with management is easy.
Happy customers.

Alternatives Considered

Qlik Analytics Platform

Tableau is user-friendly and has mane forums/boards to learn new tricks.

Key Insights

Do you think Tableau Desktop delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Tableau Desktop's feature set?

Yes

Did Tableau Desktop live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Tableau Desktop go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Tableau Desktop again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Qlik Analytics Platform, TIBCO Spotfire

Likelihood to Recommend

Tableau handles large data sets, and drag and drop is easy to learn - so the learning curve can be very fast; a collaboration of the canvas is a wonderful feature since we are all working remotely. In my opinion, data analytics in life sciences needs a platform like Tableau. I am sure it's useful in consumer goods and other industries as well.

Tableau is a life saver for data analysis and visualization professionals,

Overall Satisfaction with Tableau Desktop