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What is Tableau Desktop and web authoring?

What is Tableau Desktop and web authoring? - Tableau Tutorial

From the course: Everybody's Introduction to Tableau

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What is Tableau Desktop and web authoring?

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- Now that you're familiar with the platform's overview, let's dive deeper into Tableau, starting with its foundational tools, Tableau Desktop, and its accompanying web authoring experience. Tableau Desktop enhances your analytics experience through four main functionalities: data connections, data analysis, sharing insights, and innovation. Let's unpack each of these. The core of any analytics tool is the ability to seamlessly connect to data sources, be they a cloud warehouse, an API, or a simple file on your laptop. Tableau supports a comprehensive array of databases and file types, and has recently expanded to include custom connectors and templates through the Tableau Exchange. We'll dive into the specifics of APIs and connectors later in this course. For data analysis, Tableau shifts away from traditional coding expectation. Instead of presenting SQL queries, we often share insights through compelling charts and narratives. Tableau leverages VizQL technology, a proprietary…

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