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2019.2 includes exciting new ways to interact with your data and new dashboarding capabilities that come together to make a big difference for a more precise, streamlined authoring experience. Enjoy parameter actions, vector maps, and a new way to browse your content on Tableau Server and Online.

Vector maps

An enhanced mapping experience to analyze your geospatial data.

Vector maps

Enjoy a richer mapping experience with vector-based maps. Maps will look even sharper and feel even smoother, as you pan, zoom in, and zoom out to explore your geospatial data. Enjoy updated dark, normal, and light default styles, ACS demographic data, and for authors, new map styles and layers available right out of the box.

Parameter actions

Visually change a parameter's value

Parameter actions

You now have the ability to visually change a parameter’s value. Use parameter actions to drive reference lines, calculations, filters, and SQL queries simply by interacting with marks on a viz, bringing visual interactivity to your data like never before.

New Tableau Content Browsing Experience

Easy access to personal content.

New Tableau Content Browsing Experience

Arrive to a new home page on Tableau Server and Online that displays personally relevant content upfront. A new left navigation makes it easy to quickly access favorites and recents, and discover new content through popular views. Additionally, a welcome screen will walk new users through specific actions based on their role.

Ask Data improvements

Ask Data gets conversational.

Ask Data improvements

We're making Ask Data feel even more conversational. Now you can add, remove, or replace statements with follow-up phrases. Adding calculations, such as the sum, difference, and the ratio of two measures is as simple as typing "avg sales / avg profit". Plus With the ability to create multiple sheets, you can build full dashboards from Ask Data generated vizzes. All of these enhancements make it easier to get answers from your data.

Spatial calculations: MakeLine

Spatial calculation support: MakeLine

Spatial calculations: MakeLine

You can now easily create two-point origin-destination maps, perfect for making flight maps of airline routes.

Spatial calculations: MakePoint

Spatial calculations support: MakePoint

Spatial calculations: MakePoint

You can now turn latitude/longitude values from text files, excel, or any data source into spatial fields and use them in spatial joins. With MakePoint, you can spatially enable text files and excel spreadsheets, making it easer to spatially aggregate your data.

View all Tableau 2019.2 features

2019.1 includes the launch of Ask Data, an entirely new way to interact with your data in Tableau, as well as Tableau Prep Conductor, a new add-on to Tableau Online and Server that enables data preparation at scale by automating processes and flows. Also enjoy data-driven alert views, dashboard zone names, and URL action improvements.

Data connector improvements

We're making it easier for you to connect your data.

SAP Hana improvements

Now display views that are within HDI containers.

Linux connector drivers

We're streamlining the connector driver experience for Linux. Now manage Linux connector drivers via uberrpm and S3.

OAuth enabled for Snowflake Connector

We’ve significantly improved the Snowflake connection experience.

OAuth enabled for Snowflake Connector

We’ve significantly improved the Snowflake connection experience. The Snowflake Connector is now available across our entire platform and we have added native OAuth integration for both security and convenience.

Tableau Mobile for Workspace ONE

More management options for Tableau Mobile.

Tableau Mobile for Workspace ONE

Organizations are now able to deploy a special version of Tableau Mobile that is compatible with the VMware Workspace ONE Platform, powered by AirWatch technology.

Redesigned Tableau Mobile App

All-new redesigned Tableau Mobile app for iOS and Android.

All-new Tableau Mobile for iOS and Android

We're excited to introduce a redesigned version of Tableau Mobile for iOS and Android. The new app brings powerful search, an improved Favorites experience, and interactive offline previews right to your fingertips.

Automatic dashboard phone layouts

Automatic dashboard phone layouts

Automatic dashboard phone layouts

Authoring mobile dashboard layouts just got easier. Tableau will now automatically add phone layouts to new dashboards, with ability to further customize them for specific use cases.

Url action improvements

Target specific web zones with URL actions

Url action improvements

Url actions can now target specific web zones in a dashboard, allowing authors the control to more seamlessly link to information that is hosted outside of their data source. Better integrate and add more meaningful content to your dashboard, and design more sophisticated app-like experiences.

View all Tableau 2019.1 features

2018.3 includes heatmaps, set actions, new dashboarding capabilities such as dashboard buttons and transparent backgrounds, and multiple table storage for extracts.

Secure RServe connections

Deploy secure R integration for Tableau Desktop.

Secure RServe connections

Now use R in Tableau with greater security. Transfer data with an SSL/TLS secured connection for RServe integration in Tableau Desktop.

Multiple table storage for extracts

Enjoy faster extract creation performance.

Multiple table storage for extracts

When joining multiple tables results in data redundancy, such as in row level security scenarios where a fact table is joined to an entitlement table, enjoy faster extract creation performance and decreased extract size.

Set actions

Visually define what is in a set.

Set actions

Select what values are in a set by directly interacting with marks on a viz. Visually drive calculations and seamlessly achieve multi-faceted comparative analysis like proportional brushing.

Web authoring improvements

Creating on the web gets even better with additional functionality.

Web authoring improvements

In 2018.3, you will have more control over the size of annotations, duplicate a worksheet as a cross tab, and utilize image and button objects in dashboard creation. Additional improvements to web-saving times are also in this release to keep web authors in the analytical flow.

Spatial data updates

Esri Geodatabase, KML, and TopoJSON support

ESRI Geodatabase, KML, and TopoJSON support

We now support new spatial file connections to ESRI File Geodatabases and TopoJSON files. We've updated the spatial file connector to support KML files with multiple layers.

Transparent worksheet backgrounds

Enable fully transparent worksheet backgrounds.

Transparent worksheet backgrounds

We are bringing dashboard design to the next level with the ability to give worksheets completely transparent backgrounds. Unleash your creativity to build presentation-ready dashboards that are visually stunning and effectively highlight your analysis. Use with transparent filters, highlighters, and parameters for a consistent look across your entire dashboard.

View all Tableau 2018.3 features

2018.2 includes exciting dashboard formatting improvements, such as dashboard grids and automatic mobile layouts, as well as the launch of Tableau Services Manager (TSM).

Tableau Extension Gallery

Discover and download new dashboard extensions.

Tableau Extension Gallery

Find dashboard extensions built by one of our partners in Tableau's new Extension Gallery, now in beta. There's many extensions to choose from - including natural language capabilities and the ability to see metadata for each field used in a viz. Start exploring here.

Automatic mobile layouts

Automatic phone and tablet dashboard layouts

Automatic mobile layouts

Build mobile-friendly dashboards in seconds with automatic phone and tablet layouts. Use the layouts as they come, or customize further to create the best mobile experience for your dashboard.

Negative values on log axis

Show negative values on log axis.

Negative values on log axis

Easily view skewed distributions with the option to show negative values on a log scaled axis.

Spatial join

Join your spatial data for analysis.

Spatial join

You can now join datasets where the only common element between the two is location. Easily analyze points within a geographic area for deeper understanding of your spatial data.

Transparent filters, highlighters, and parameters

Enable fully transparent filters, highlighters, and parameters.

Transparent filters, highlighters, and parameters

You can now make filters, highlighters, and parameters transparent, making it easy to have a consistent look across your entire dashboard.

ISO-8601 standard weeks

Tableau ISO standard calendar support.

ISO-8601 standard weeks

We've brought ISO standard calendar support to Tableau. You can now use ISO-8601 defined weeks in calculations and visualizations for better calendar-based analysis.

View all Tableau 2018.2 features

2018.1 includes the launch of our powerful new data preparation product, Tableau Prep, as well as other exciting features including step and jump lines, Dashboard Starters for Tableau Online, and the ability to connect to data directly from the browser for a better web authoring experience.

Connect to data on the web

Connect to data right from your browser window.

Connect to data on the web

Easily connect to Excel and CSV files, databases, and popular web applications to start your data exploration right from the browser. Quickly add joins and prep your data for analysis in one seamless browser based flow.

This feature is included in Tableau Creator

Dashboard Starters for Tableau Online

Jumpstart your analysis with pre-built dashboards.

Dashboard Starters for Tableau Online

Get immediate answers from your data using Dashboard Starters. Starters are pre-built dashboards based on best practices for applications like Salesforce, Eloqua, Marketo and ServiceNow. Get to deeper insights quicker by modifying starters, including bringing in data from other sources.

This feature is included in Tableau Creator

Dual-axis mapping improvement

Improved dual-axis mapping.

Dual-axis mapping improvement

Combine custom and generated latitudes and longitudes within a dual axis. Now you can build multilayered maps to visualize and analyze your spatial data with ease.

Improved hierarchy filtering

Improved performance of hierarchy filters.

Improved hierarchy filtering

Tableau's filters now match the hierarchies in your data. Enjoy a more effective filtering experience, as well as improvements in hierarchy filter query performance.

Viz in tooltip improvements

Hide viz in tooltip sheets.

Viz in tooltip improvements

You can now hide the sheets used for Viz in Tooltips, the same way you would for sheets used in Stories or Dashboards.

Step and Jump Lines

Visualize changes in discrete values.

Step and Jump Lines

Make your discrete data analysis more powerful with step and jump lines. Easily change line types with one click to visualize changes in discrete values, bringing life to account balance data, inventory level data, interest rates, and much more.

View all Tableau 2018.1 features

10.5 includes the launch of Hyper, Tableau's in-memory data engine technology, as well as Tableau Server on Linux, viz in tooltip, and nested projects for Tableau Server and Online.

Rename workbooks

Rename workbooks from the web.

Rename workbooks

Customers can now rename workbooks on the web without having to download, republish, and delete.

Annotate and share

Annotate and share viz snapshots from the iOS app.

Annotate and share

It's now easier to share when you are away from your desk. Draw and add text on top of a viz snapshot and share it through email, text, Hipchat, or Slack. Users can view or interact with the shared viz.

Data source recommendations for Tableau Online

Data source recommendations for Tableau Online

Start your analysis faster with the right data. Tableau uses machine learning to recommend existing data sources based on your organization's data source usage metrics. It's now easier to find the right data source for your analysis.

Tableau Desktop deployment improvements

Deploy Tableau Desktop at Scale.

Automated Desktop license activation

Mass deployments of Tableau Desktop just got easier. Now you can automate Desktop license activation at install time.

Expanded virtual desktop support

Easily manage your Tableau license keys across non-persistent virtual machines. Licenses will expire and be added back to your license pool for reuse.

Linux

Tableau Server on Linux.

Tableau Server on Linux

The same Tableau Server you know and love, now on the operating system of your choice. Integrate and optimize your current processes and workflows to make the most of your internal infrastructure. Install on any of the supported distributions (RHEL 7 , CentOS 7, Oracle Linux, or Ubuntu 16.04 LTS), and choose the authentication method that makes sense for your organization.

With Tableau Server on Linux you can change the number of backgrounders, VizQL, & application servers without requiring a restart. Plus don't forget, you'll have access to your favorite Linux tools - think Bash and Yum.

Improved workbook version compatibility

Open a compatible workbook with an older version of Tableau Desktop.

Improved workbook version compatability

Now you can revert your workbooks to an older version with improved workbook version compatibility. Other users in your organization can open and edit a workbook even when they aren't using the latest version of Tableau Desktop (down to Tableau 10.2).

View all 10.5 features

10.4 focuses on data discovery with data source certifications and recommendations, as well as collaborative analytics with the introduction of discussions and viz snapshots. In 10.4, Tableau Desktop users who have upgraded can publish workbooks to older instances of Tableau Server (10.2 or higher), making it easier to deploy Tableau at scale.

Web authoring improvements

Do more from the browser.

Web authoring improvements

Do more from the browser. You can now edit text objects, axes, filters, aliases, groups, lines, and headers with new dialogues.

Discussions

Bring a new level of collaboration with real time conversations around your data.

Discussions

Bring a new level of collaboration with real time conversations around your data. Work with your colleagues, discuss inflection points, even attach a viz snapshot to bring attention to a specific detail or view.

Okta for Tableau Mobile

Get to your viz faster with new authentication options.

Okta Mobile Connect

Tableau Mobile now supports Okta Mobile Connect, providing a more seamless sign-on experience for users using mobile single sign-on.

Connector Improvements

Enjoy new connector functionality.

Extract data from SAP BW

Quickly see the results as you create and interact with your viz. You can now use extracts with SAP BW for better analytical performance.

Presto connectivity with LDAP

Connect to Presto securely, thanks to version 0.167 compatibility using LDAP.

Connect WDCs to Spatial Data

Now your WDCs can import spatial data by connecting directly to GeoJSON including points, lines, and polygons. Things are definitely shaping up.

Denodo

Connect directly to your Denodo data.

Denodo

Tableau fits seamlessly into your data virtualization strategy. With the new Denodo connector you can instantly connect to data that you've virtualized with Denodo.

Data source recommendations

Start your analysis faster with the right data.

Data source recommendations

Start your analysis faster with the right data. Tableau uses machine learning to recommend existing data sources based on your organization's data source usage metrics. It's now easier to find the right data source for your analysis.

Learn more

View all 10.4 features

10.3 helps you better scale and manage analytics across the business, including data-driven alerts, smart table and join recommendations, and the introduction of Tableau Bridge.

Tableau Bridge

Connect live to on-premises data from Tableau Online.

Tableau Bridge

Limited Release. Connect live to on-premises data from Tableau Online. If you are wanting to start your journey to the cloud, try Tableau Bridge, which creates a secure, live data connection from Tableau Online to on premise data behind the firewall. Tableau Bridge enables you to use Tableau’s SaaS solution with your existing on premise database investments.

Automatic query caching

Tableau Server is faster than ever.

Automatic query caching

Enjoy faster load times for workbooks that connect to extracts on Tableau Server. Tableau can automatically pre-cache queries for all views in a workbook, directly after an extract refresh, for faster performance on initial user load.

API updates

Leverage our updated APIs.

Supporting for tagging data sources and views

Using the REST API, you can now add and remove tags on data sources and views, making automate and embed scenarios even better.

Undo/Redo toolbar functions

Using the JavaScript API, you can now implement custom controls for Undo and Redo behaviors without replying on the built-in toolbar.

Switch sites

We've added support for the current user to easily switch sites using the REST API.

Get sites for users

We're making it possible to query the REST API to get a list of all sites you have access to.

Custom subscriptions

Create custom subscription schedules.

Custom subscriptions

Start your day with a good dose of data. Create custom subscription schedules to your important vizzes, at any time. Now you have control over when subscriptions are delivered to you.

Table calc filters

Explore new calc options in the filter menu.

Table calc filters

Control when table calc filters are applied to totals with a new option in the filter menu

Latest date presets

Set filters to display latest date values automatically.

Latest date presets

Start with up-to-date data. Set filters to display latest date values automatically, as soon as your workbook opens.

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10.2 helps you tackle complex geospatial analysis with Shapefile support and Python integration, as well as improvements to help prepare your data for analysis.

Mark cards improvements

See all your pills on the marks card without scrolling.

Mark cards

See all your pills at a glance. Now you can see all your pills on the marks card without scrolling

Story points updates

Enjoy more options for telling your data story.

Story points

Now you have more options for telling your data story. Use an optimized layout menu to apply formatting, and choose from caption boxes or a simple numbered navigator to put your data on stage.

Formatting

Save time by formatting lines across an entire workbook.

Formatting

Save time by formatting lines across an entire workbook with just a few clicks in Tableau Desktop.

Map scale

Instantly understand your geographic data in context.

Map scale

Instantly understand your geographic data in context with our dynamic map scale.

Legends per measure

Create a unique legend per individual measure to easily spot trends.

Legends per measure

Create a unique legend per individual measure so you easily spot trends when displaying multiple measures in a viz.

Mobile toolbar

Enjoy a brand new mobile toolbar for iOS.

Mobile toolbar

Enjoy a brand new mobile toolbar for iOS, with a sleek sharing experience and more room for your viz.

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10.1 includes support for JSON and the ability to connect directly to Marketo data, as well as API improvements to help further extend the power of Tableau.

Extensibility

Get more control over your analysis with API improvements.

Mobile app bootstrap

Embed Tableau vizzes into your mobile apps using our open source app example and documentation. Explore a sample open source app built with the Cordova framework and dive deeper with relevant documentation to assist mobile developers who are looking to take advantage of the Tableau platform.

Web Data Connector improvements

Build faster and more user-friendly connectors with the improved WDC. You can now create predefined joins for end users. Plus, for long-running operations, report progress to end users with a new API.

Document API improvements

Programmatically change fields while working with TWBX and TDSX (in addition to TWB and TDS).

Server client library

Stop writing reams of code by hand and save time by using the client library. It's posted on GitHub, so you can get full access to the code and submit pull requests if needed.

REST API improvements

We've added filtering and sorting to more endpoints for more flexible and powerful queries. The new Server Info endpoint tells you what version of Tableau is running on the server along with information about the latest version of the REST API.

Maps data

Understand geographic data more map updates and additions.

Maps data

Understand geographic data more easily with postal code additions for Thailand and South Africa and postal code updates for the United States, Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Turkey. We've also updated United States congressional districts.

Geocoding

Enjoy geocoding improvements.

Geocoding

Tableau now recognizes IATA and ICAO codes, making it even easier for you to map airports. Also you can now easily map second level administrative regions in the Netherlands.

Drill-up on dates

Explore data hierarchies with new drill-up capabilities.

Drill-up on continuous date fields

Easily explore data hierarchies with the ability to drill back up on continuous fields in Tableau Desktop.

Full screen viz

You can now view embedded and non-embedded vizzes in full-screen mode

Full screen viz

Make your vizzes more impactful. You can now view embedded and non-embedded vizzes in full-screen mode.

Device layout

See how your viz will look on a mobile device.

Device layout

See how your viz will look on a mobile device. Check out "read only" previews of device layouts when authoring on the web.

View all 10.1 features

10.0 brings an entirely new look and feel to Tableau, with beautiful fonts and colors to make your dashboards shine. Also enjoy powerful analytics features including cross-database joins, drag-and-drop clustering, custom territories, and the new highlighter functionality.

Performance

See your data faster.

On-demand connections in Tableau Desktop

When you open a published workbook, Tableau Desktop only connects to the data sources required to display the current sheet’s data. In other words, see your data a whole lot faster.

Improved browser performance

In Tableau 10, we are caching the initial workbook load to give you faster workbook performance. Enjoy speedier load times, instant updates based on your interactions, and more.

Site SAML

Leverage different SAML based identify providers on a per site basis

Site SAML

On Tableau Server, you can now leverage different SAML based identify providers on a per site basis.

Developer

Get more control over your analysis with API improvements.

JavaScript API improvements

Take advantage of two new JavaScript API functions that enable programmatic access to data in your visualizations. With the getSummaryDataAsync and getUnderlyingDataAsync functions, you can export data for use in other programs.

Web data connector 2.0

Build more flexible and powerful connectors with Web Data Connector 2.0. It's easier to use and now supports multiple tables and joins.

Document API

Keep your data source connection up-to-date with our new Document API.

REST API improvements

The Tableau REST API has been expanded with more metadata information options and user result filtering.

ETL refresh

Using the Web Data Connector, refresh an external ETL job from Tableau while remaining in the flow of your analysis.

Licensing views

Get insight into licensing and usage of Tableau Desktop.

Licensing views

Tableau Server includes new administrative views that give insight into licensing and usage of Tableau Desktop. Find out how you can easily manage your organization's Tableau Desktop deployment.

Find out how to manage your Tableau Desktop deployment

Subscribe others

Easily share vizzes with your team.

Subscribe others

Easily share vizzes with your team. Subscribe others with a click.

Publish flow

Publish workbooks and data sources with more control.

Publish flow

Publish workbooks and data sources faster and with more control, thanks to our publish flow improvements.

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9.3 helps you analyze data and share findings faster with a new, delightful flow for publishing your data sources, workbook revision history, Union, and our Snowflake Data Connector.

Performance improvements

Understand your data faster with single-pane optimization and more.

Single-pane optimization

Your Tableau Online and Tableau Server Dashboards load faster, thanks to fewer required panes.

Progressive dashboard load

Not having to wait for the entire dashboard to load means you can start analyzing your data sooner.

Smooth tooltips

Display smooth tooltips in all Tableau Online and Tableau Server visualizations, regardless of complexity.

Sheet colors

Make your worksheets easier to identify.

Sheet colors

Make your worksheets easier to identify and group by adding color to the sheet tabs in the sheet-sorter and filmstrip views.

Totals

Separate your totals, subtotals and grand totals.

Totals

Separate your totals, subtotals and grand totals by excluding them from color-encoding.

High DPI

Tableau is better equipped to take advantage of high-DPI displays on Windows computers.

High DPI

Tableau is better equipped to take advantage of high-DPI displays on Windows computers.

Forecasting

Tableau helps your analysis with automated forecasting.

Forecasting

Tableau automatically selects the best season length to help you forecast odd seasonal patterns and irregular time-series. You can also forecast values ordered by an integer dimension.

Maps

Maps are now easier and more accurate.

Maps

We’ve added postal codes for 39 European countries, districts in India, and US demographic data layers for 2016. We’ve also updated postal codes for UK, France, Germany, and the US.

View all 9.3 features

9.2 brings Tableau to your fingertips with native iPhone support. Dive deeper into your geographical analysis with new mapping data and formatting options, and enjoy data preparation enhancements such as sub-table detection and data grid editing.

Authentication

Your data is now more secure.

OpenID connect

With OpenID Connect, users can automatically sign in to Tableau Server as long as they are signed in to an OpenID Connect identity provider such as Google.

SAML sign-in Tableau Online sync client

Users are able to sign in to the Tableau Online Sync Client using the same SAML credentials that they use for Tableau Online authentication.

Performance

Tableau is now smarter than ever.

External query cache compression

Tableau can cache more queries than ever before with external query cache compression.

Text table and highlight table optimization

Text tables and highlight tables are optimized to enhance rendering, resizing, and removing of columns.

Shape rendering improvements

Published workbooks take advantage of browser rendering so that shape marks display faster.

Workbook legend optimization

Tableau 9.2 is smarter about handling workbook legends, redrawing them only when visible changes are made.

Toolbar improvements

The new toolbar puts commonly accessed actions at your fingertips.

Toolbar improvements

The new toolbar puts commonly accessed actions at your fingertips. The redesigned menus are intuitive and the entire toolbar scales for different screen sizes.

Lock project permission

Administrators and project leaders now have more control over workbooks.

Lock project permissions

Administrators and project leaders can now lock a project’s permissions, so they automatically apply to all workbooks and data sources in the project and cannot be changed by authors.

Set project permission

Projects now get their own permissions.

Set project permission

Projects now get their own permissions separate from Workbook and Data Source defaults, allowing for more flexible configurations.

Data pane

Quickly search and change a field’s data type.

Data pane

Quickly search and change a field’s data type with the updated data pane.

View all 9.2 features

9.1 includes new enterprise capabilities like Mutual SSL, Active Directory Sync, and expanded SAP support. It also brings a new version of our Tableau Mobile App, with experience enhancements, increased responsiveness, and offline snapshots.

Improved analytics pane

Drag and drop median lines directly from the Analytics Pane.

Improved analytics pane

Drag and drop median lines and confidence intervals directly from the Analytics Pane.

Calculation editor in dialogs

Create filter formulas quicker with auto-complete and more.

Calculation editor in dialogs

Create filter formulas quicker with auto-complete, syntax highlighting, and validation support.

Smart histogram

Quickly dial into the right bin size with smart suggestions.

Smart histogram

Quickly dial into the right bin size with smart suggestions based on your data.

Pan & zoom control

Keep the focus on critical data by disabling Pan and Zoom in maps.

Pan & zoom control

Keep the focus on critical data by disabling Pan and Zoom in maps.

Distance measurement

View proximity in the radial selection tool.

Distance measurement

View proximity in the radial selection tool.

Security

Tableau is now more secure than ever.

Mutual SSL

Offer a secure and automatic Tableau Server sign-in experience across devices with SSL Client Certificates and Mutual SSL.

SAML

Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley SSO requirements using SAML Logout for Tableau Server. We now support logout actions initiated by Tableau Server and SAML Identity Providers.

View all 9.1 features

9.0 brings a new start experience in Tableau Desktop, as well as powerful features to keep your analysis in the flow, such as LOD expressions and a new calculation editor. Also enjoy performance improvements for significant increases in speed across your workbooks.

Faster performance

Consolidated queries to make analyzing data faster.

Consolidated queries

Big improvements in the Tableau Data Engine lead to significantly faster query results of extracts. Data Engine Vectorization and Parallel Aggregation fully leverage today's multi-core and multi-threaded CPU's.

Parallel queries

All independent views have their queries sent to the database simultaneously. These Parallel Queries return data to Tableau faster, meaning your dashboards load faster.

Query fusion

Query Fusion runs a single combined query, replacing multiple individual queries for views that have the same level of detail. This reduces the workload on your database and improves load times.

Reused queries

Instantly load workbooks and views with cached data from previously returned queries. Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server now avoid re-running the same queries, resulting in near-instant load times.

Upgrade resources

Tableau Server Administrators can enjoy the Tableau Server 9.0 Upgrade site.

Upgrade resources

For Tableau Server Administrators, we have the Tableau Server 9.0 Upgrade site. It's a specialized resource to help you plan, test, and execute a Tableau Server 9.0 Upgrade site.

Enterprise upgrade

Enjoy the new upgrade.

Brand new at the core

Tableau Server & Tableau Online have been completely rewritten and now feature the latest improvements in Java and Apache Solr. New admin views give deeper insights into users and performance.

Secure connections

Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, and Tableau Online now support SSL encryption for MySQL Server, and PostgreSQL.

Upgraded REST API

It's easier than ever to programmatically manage Tableau Server & Tableau Online with a newly extended REST API. Manage workbooks and data sources, users and user groups, as well as query and update data connections.

High availability

New processes enable true high availability for Tableau Server and greatly improve scalability. An automated Cluster Controller and new File Store process handle reliable data replication. A streamlined configuration workflow rounds out the package.

Visual user permissions

See and adjust permissions.

Get more control over your dashboards.

See and adjust permissions for groups and individual users with the new visual permissions page.

Intuitive interface

The new generation of data exploration is even more intuitive.

Intuitive interface

A new welcome screen greets you. From here you can view all workbooks on a single page, search across all content, and see breadcrumbs as you navigate.

Cloud & big data connections

Connect to more and bigger data than ever before.

Amazon Elastic MapReduce connector

Connect directly to your Amazon EMR-hosted Hadoop clusters and put the massively-scaled computing power of Amazon EMR into the hands of business users.

Improved Amazon Redshift connector

The new Amazon Redshift driver delivers even faster query speeds for people using Amazon's fully-hosted, petabyte-scalable data warehouse service.

Spark SQL connector

Take advantage of open-source query innovation inside your Hadoop framework with Tableau's new connector for Spark SQL.

Faster Salesforce connector

Load dashboards up to 10x faster with our new Salesforce.com connector. More flexible join options and new preferences help you refine data extracts.

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