Everybody's Introduction to Tableau

Join instructor Tim Ngwena in this nontechnical overview of the core components of the Tableau platform. Discover the value of business intelligence by exploring some of the most common Tableau tools, including Tableau Server, Tableau Cloud, Tableau Prep, Tableau Pulse, CRM Analytics, Advanced Management, APIs, connectors, extensions, apps, and more. Along the way, Tim shares a handful of practical user insights drawn from real-world business examples.

Learn how to solve basic analytics problems, focused on Tableau Public, Tableau Creator license, and community engagement. Explore a use case around a managed solution for a medium-scale organization looking to quickly deploy an analytics capability. And review an advanced use case requiring an embedded solution from an organization that already has exposure to Tableau.

Learning objectives
Get a guided tour of the entire Tableau product suite to enable you to customize and extend the platform.
Explore key experiences of Tableau Desktop.
Review web authoring capabilities.
Delve into the benefits of the Tableau community.
Examine the roles of Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud in business.
Discover the data prep capabilities of Tableau Prep
Learn about CRM Analytics and its ties to the Salesforce platform.
Review the two core capabilities in the metadata store and the ability to schedule data flows in Tableau Prep.
Get a high-level overview of Tableau APIs, which are grouped by Connect, Extend, Embed, Automate, and Advanced Analytics categories.
Learn how the management capabilities allow admins to stay on top of infrastructure challenges.
Discover the origins and features of Tableau Exchange.