Tableau Tutorial: Lecture 1 - Getting Started with Tableau
Chapter 1:
Introduction to Tableau
Goals: Introduction and setup
Getting started:
3 part BI-Suite:
Databases - Querying data, building tables/stored procedures etc. - SQL Server
ETL (Extract Transform and load) - Moving data from one place to another (and transforming them) - SQL Server Integration services (SSIS)
Visualization - Telling a good story with your data - SQL Server Reporting Services, Tableau
Introduction:
Tableau is a BI tool, for easy visualization and analysis.
Tableau flavors:
Tableau Reader
Tableau Public
Tableau Server (on premise)
Tableau Online (tableau cloud solution)
Tableau desktop
https://www.tableau.com/
Main advantages:
Supports connecting to 20+ datasources.
Lesser learning curve
Easy visualization and analytics.
Getting Setup:
Components:
Tableau Desktop (Need to download and install on MAC/Windows); Licensed (14 day trial available)
Download and install the latest 14 day trial - https://www.tableau.com/products/desktop
This is what we will use in this course
To view reports in a browser:
Tableau Online (Tableau’s cloud version)
Tableau Server (On-premise, needs installation and setup)
We won't cover in this course
Reading and resources:
Tableau trial installation - https://www.tableau.com/support/releases (download and install the latest version. Installation instruction are also provided in the link)
Read all features and offerings of the tableau desktop: https://www.tableau.com/products/desktop
Visualizations that really work: https://hbr.org/2016/06/visualization...
New to databases - http://www.rakeshgopal.com/blog/10658...
Interview Preparation guidelines: http://www.rakeshgopal.com/blog/12663...
Tableau Products: https://www.tableau.com/products