The Tableau buyer's guide.
What Tableau does, when it fits and when to wait, how 14 industries use it, how to roll it out, and the mistakes we are most often called in to fix. Written for buyers, by consultants who implement it.
- 8 chapters
- 6 capabilities explained
- 14 industries
- 8,545 words
What's inside.
Read it start to finish or go straight to the chapter you need.
What Tableau does
6 capabilities explained in plain language.
When Tableau fits, and when to wait
A checklist of when it is a good fit and when to think twice.
Tableau by industry
How 14 industries use Tableau, with use cases and what to get right first.
How to roll it out
Step-by-step rollout plan.
Mistakes to avoid
4 mistakes we are most often called in to fix, and what to do instead.
Questions buyers ask
4 questions buyers ask.
Results from our projects
3 results from Abstrakt Solutions projects.
Next steps
Free assessments and how to reach a consultant.
Is Tableau a fit?
Three of the signs that Tableau is the right next step. The full guide adds when to wait, the rollout plan and the mistakes to avoid.
Get the full guide →- Leadership questions depend on joining Salesforce data with finance, product usage, marketing or operations data stored in other systems or a warehouse.
- Analysts need freedom to explore data, write their own calculations and publish new views, not just consume dashboards someone else designed.
- Customers, partners or franchisees need secure analytics inside a portal or application, each seeing only their own slice of the data.
Who wrote it.
Abstrakt Solutions is a Salesforce Select partner based in St. Louis that implements Tableau, with 108 Salesforce certifications and a 4.95 out of 5 rating from 92 reviews on Salesforce AgentExchange (formerly AppExchange).
