Tableau software is a business intelligence, data visualization, and analytics tool.
Software Applications (Locally Installed)
- Tableau Desktop: enables users to connect to data, create interactive charts and dashboards, and publish insights for sharing or web editing.
- Tableau Prep: used for cleaning, transforming, and reshaping raw data into analysis-ready datasets for Tableau Desktop and other analytics tools.
With these applications, users are able to publish and share interactive dashboards and data sources securely across the U-M community using one of two hosting environments:
- Tableau Cloud (recommended): Hosted off-premises and fully managed by Tableau in the cloud.
- Tableau Server (legacy): Hosted locally on-premises and fully managed by ITS. Please note that this environment is being phased out as campus units migrate to Tableau Cloud.
Availability
The software is available to U-M faculty and staff on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses and within Michigan Medicine. A Shortcode is required for billing.