Tableau Server is a great addition to Desktop
August 17, 2018
Tableau Server is a great addition to Desktop
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Tableau Server
The Business Analytics department uses Tableau Server to share reports and data sources internally. A small number of visualizations are shared outside the department. We currently have 50 users and the majority of those log in at least once per month.
- Shares data sources very well.
- Solid security at the folder and file level.
- Recently added a "read-only" licensing option.
- Performance can be problematic when using MS SQL stored procedures as a published data source on Tableau Server. We've only tried this twice, but it has failed spectacularly under two completely different situations.
- Maintenance upgrades are extremely slow. That may be improving in version 2018.2.
- New subscription pricing models are more expensive than the discontinued perpetual licensing model.
- Tableau Server makes it easy to share engaging visualizations with clients.