Whitepapers

What accelerates? What loses steam?

Big data. Hadoop. Mobile BI. All hot topics, but is this the year for massive new adoption? Does visualizing data become imperative? Can self-service BI become a reality? (Spoiler alert: YES!) Check out our top 10 trends for 2012 to position your organization for a great year. (Tableau)

Business Intelligence

Why self-service? Because no one knows your data like you. (Tableau)

Fast Analytics

Five analytical capabilities you need that Excel can't offer. (Tableau)

Visual Analysis

Discover breakthrough technology unifying data and visualization. (Tableau)

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Whitepaper Agile BI: Three Steps to Analytic Heaven

David White of the Aberdeen Group discusses how organizations can make their BI implementation more agile so managers can easily find the information they need as business needs change. (Aberdeen Group)

Whitepaper Agile BI: Complementing Traditional BI to Address the Shrinking Decision Window

Discover why adding agile BI provides a self-service solution that helps both business stakeholders and IT achieve their goals. (Aberdeen Group)

Whitepaper Self-Service Business Intelligence: Empowering Users to Generate Insights

Claudia Imhoff and Colin White discuss self-service business intelligence and how it can empower users to generate insights in this 2011 TDWI 38-page research report. (TDWI)

Whitepaper 5 Best Practices for Mobile Business Intelligence

Informed decisions anywhere with insights at your fingertips. (Tableau)

Whitepaper BI Requirements for IT: What every IT Manager Should Know about Users’ Real Need for BI

Requirements to consider when evaluating agile business intelligence. (Tableau)

Whitepaper In-Memory or Live Data: Which Is Better?

A look at some scenarios where in-memory or live reporting might be preferable in various database environments. (Tableau)

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Whitepaper Gartner Business Intelligence Reports - 2011

Gartner’s Business Intelligence Magic Quadrant and two supporting reports underscore the desire for ease-of-use from business intelligence solutions. Tableau is positioned in the “Challenger” quadrant. (Gartner)

Whitepaper The BI Survey 10: The Customer Verdict

In a worldwide study, Tableau ranked #1 in customer loyalty, lowest TCO, and best agility across 25 BI vendors. (BARC)

Whitepaper Three Blind Men and an Elephant

Industry expert Stephen Few explains the power of interactive dashboards. (Stephen Few)

Whitepaper Big Data: Powering the Next Industrial Revolution

Abhishek Mehta discusses the power of using big data to solve problems once thought unsolvable. (Tresata)

Whitepaper Wisdom of the Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study™

Howard Dresner reviews some of the over-arching market trends as well as product rankings for Business Intelligence tools. (Dresner Advisory Services)

Whitepaper Visual Reporting and Analysis: Seeing Is Knowing

Wayne Eckerson examines advances in the visual display of data and how organizations are harnessing this technology to enhance reporting, analysis, and performance management. (TDWI)

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Whitepaper Tableau Customers are Driving for Self-Service Business Intelligence

See how Tableau customers are implementing Agile BI. (Aberdeen Group)

Whitepaper Analytics At The Speed Of Thought

Robin Bloor discusses Tableau's in-memory software architecture; what it is and what it means for business intelligence. (Bloor Research)

Whitepaper Total Economic Impact of Tableau Software

Forrester documents Tableau’s 127% ROI based on the benefits and costs to customers. (Forrester Consulting)

Whitepaper Tableau Visual Guidebook

Simple techniques for making every visualization useful and beautiful. (Tableau)

Whitepaper Tableau Server Security, Version 6.1

This whitepaper provides a detailed view into security features encompassed in Tableau Server. (Tableau)

Whitepaper Tableau Metadata Model, Version 6.1

This whitepaper provides a detailed view into the metadata approach encompassed in Tableau’s products. (Tableau)