From the course: Everybody's Introduction to Tableau (2022)

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What are Tableau Desktop and Web Authoring?

What are Tableau Desktop and Web Authoring? - Tableau Tutorial

From the course: Everybody's Introduction to Tableau (2022)

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What are Tableau Desktop and Web Authoring?

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- Now you've seen the platform at a high level, it's time to dive in and take a look at the core elements of the platform, starting with the first and oldest part of the platform, Tableau Desktop and also web authoring, more on that later in this video. Tableau Desktop is fundamentally broken down into what I call four key experiences. The way you connect to data, the way you analyze data, the way you share your creations and insights, and lastly, the way Tableau empowers you with the latest innovation. Let's explore each of these in more depth. At the heart of any analytics platform is the ability to connect to your data wherever it might be. That might be data in your warehouse, you might have to connect through an API or, even simpler, a file on your laptop. Wherever your data is, Tableau lets you connect to it. It supports a business list of the world's most commonly used databases, files and data types, and even more…

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