The Tableau Software Ecosystem

Tableau’s product line includes desktop design and analysis tools for creating and consuming data. For larger deployments, Tableau Server permits information consumers to access reports in a secure environment without the need to load software. Reports are consumed in Tableau Server via a web-browser. Tableau Server also enables reports to be consumed on iOS or Android tablet computers. Tableau Public is a free tool that facilitates sharing public data on the web via blogs or webpages. For those that want a hosted solution, Tableau Public Premium is a fee-based service that uses the same technology as Tableau Public in a private consumption environment.

Tableau Desktop and Tableau Reader

The desktop is the design tool for creating visual analytics and dashboards. There are two versions: Personal Edition and Professional Edition. Professional Edition is more popular because it connects to a wider variety of data sources than Personal Edition. Less common data sources can be accessed via the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) standard. Explain about Tableau Desktop?

Tableau Desktop Table 1-1 displays the available connections arranged by the type of data source. Personal Edition only connects to local files.

Tableau Desktop is licensed by a named-user. Tableau allows you to reassign licenses and also permits you to install Tableau Desktop on multiple computers so long as the named-user is the only person with access to them.

Tableau Reader

Tableau also permits you to share content with another desktop tool. Tableau Reader is a free version that allows users to consume Tableau Desktop reports without the need for a paid license. The only requirement is that the Tableau report be saved as a packaged workbook. Differentiate Tableau Server and Desktop?