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.
A Creator license is required to use Desktop or Prep. See Licensing Tiers and Rates for licensing and download information. 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.