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 Tableau is phenomenal. It not only changes the way
you handle data but also the way you perceive information. It makes you ask questions, and
more importantly, it makes you want to ask questions. If you need a standard flat table
report, it will give it to you. It you need a graph it will do that too, but its strength lies
in not only being able to deliver your “standard” reports, but in its ability to build reports
and dashboards that were too difficult or “impossible” by other
methods.
The dashboards it produces can be
interactive. Allowing users to filter and highlight information, to drill down to underlying
data and identify problems and opportunities. Don’t however expect those glitzy dashboard
gauges adorned with gaudy colour that take up valuable page or screen space but provide
little or no information and are difficult to decipher. It delivers useful, informative and
easily read information in plain understandable formats.
Initial cost may seem like a hurdle, but in
reality it is a platform, a platform from which you can see your data in a different light.
You’ll recover your initial outlay very quickly in the time you save, and the insights it
gives you.
You’re never stuck for help. There is an
excellent manual and on line help. The customer forum is exemplary. The Tableau community are
just so helpful.
I would recommend you try it before you buy
it. But remember, you’ll be disappointed and frustrated if you try and don’t buy - it’s just
so useful.
Philip
Keogh
Pathology Information
Officer
Leeds General Infirmary, UK
http://www.leedsteachinghospitals.com/
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