What are the benefits of Tableau for reporting?

What is Tableau?

Tableau is a powerful data visualisation and business intelligence tool that offers a whole host of benefits to businesses whose reporting needs a bit of TLC. It transforms raw data into clear, interactive dashboards and reports that are easy to explore and share, enabling teams to spot trends, track performance and make the all important decisions with confidence.

Tableau advantages

Tableau makes working with data surprisingly easy, even for those who don’t consider themselves “techy”. Here are some of the many key advantages Tableau can offer to businesses:

Easy to use (no tech expertise necessary)

• Drag and drop functionality makes building charts and dashboards a breeze

• No need for any sort of coding knowledge - anyone can use it

Interactive dashboards

• Dynamic, real time dashboards can be created that bring data to life

• Parameters can be set, tweaked and added to offering insights into the areas that are ctually important

Connects to lot's of other tech

• Tableau can work with spreadsheets, databases, cloud platforms and web data sources

• Structures everything together so you can see the full picture in one place

Real time information

• Tableau can connect to live data which means you can watch your dashboards update instantly

• Trends and changes are immediately apparent rather than weeks or months down the line

Handles growth with ease

• It can be scaled from small teams to global enterprises without much effort

• Capable of handling large datasets without slowing down

Endless visual options

• Charts, heat maps, scatter plots - you name it, Tableau probably has it

• Stories can be presented in the clearest, most engaging way possible

Collaboration is easy

• Dashboards can be shared via Tableau Server or Tableau Online

Accessible anywhere

• Dashboards can be viewed from anywhere, anytime on (almost) any device

• Perfect for teams on the move

To finish

Tableau isn’t all about pretty charts (although, they are very impressive!). It’s a tool that provides businesses with a solution that genuinely helps understand their data. Regardless of whether you have a small team looking to simplify reporting or a global enterprise needing real time insights for those pesky executives -  Tableau can deliver clarity, evidence and untapped insights that ensures businesses can make the best decisions at he best times.