Everybody's Introduction to Tableau Flashcards
What is business intelligence (BI)?
BI combines data collection, analysis, and visualization for systematic decision-making.
What does Tableau do as a BI platform?
It integrates tools to simplify BI processes like analysis and visualization.
Why does Tableau stand out in the BI space?
It offers maturity, strong capabilities, and faster insights for data-driven decision-making.
What are Tableau’s three main products?
Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep Builder, and Tableau Cloud/Server.
What is Tableau Desktop used for?
Creating and analyzing data visualizations, dashboards, and reports.
What is Tableau Prep Builder for?
Data cleansing and preparation.
What is Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server?
Tableau Cloud/Server is for sharing insights and hosting AI/cloud features. like Tableau Pulse.
What was Tableau Cloud previously called?
Tableau Online.
When was Tableau acquired by Salesforce?
In 2019.
What Salesforce features are integrated into Tableau?
MuleSoft to connect to a wide variety of data sources, access and integrate data from multiple systems seamlessly). And Slack for team collaboration.
Which ecosystems does Tableau support?
Azure, Google Cloud, AWS, and a wide range of data connectors and APIs.
How does Tableau versioning work?
The first part shows the release year, and the second part indicates the release sequence.
How often does Tableau release updates?
Three times a year, aligned with Salesforce’s release cycles.
What updates does Tableau provide?
Immediate security updates and monthly patch fixes.
What is Tableau Pulse?
A feature in Tableau Cloud/Server for real-time updates and alerts.
Tableau Pulse is the “heartbeat” giving real-time data updates.
