Comments on: Build Online Visualization for Free with Tableau Public http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/ Strength in Numbers Thu, 24 May 2012 15:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Make stunning charts online and see, understand and share numbers and data | Debajyoti Banerjee http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/#comment-41951 Make stunning charts online and see, understand and share numbers and data | Debajyoti Banerjee Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:16:11 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5418#comment-41951 [...] Build Online Visualization for Free with Tableau Public (flowingdata.com) [...] [...] Build Online Visualization for Free with Tableau Public (flowingdata.com) [...]

]]> By: swalker http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/#comment-40469 swalker Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:19:42 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5418#comment-40469 If you want to download a software and host yourself, look at www.dashboardfree.com. This is the downloadable version of visualizefree.com by InetSoft. Many interesting examples as well. If you want to download a software and host yourself, look at http://www.dashboardfree.com. This is the downloadable version of visualizefree.com by InetSoft. Many interesting examples as well.

]]> By: murrayhill7 http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/#comment-39226 murrayhill7 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:22:43 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5418#comment-39226 Michael, thanks for the clarification...you answered my question. I thought there might be a hosting fee to publish data on Tableau's server, but apparently there is not, which is great news for my organization. Michael, thanks for the clarification…you answered my question. I thought there might be a hosting fee to publish data on Tableau’s server, but apparently there is not, which is great news for my organization.

]]> By: Michael W Cristiani http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/#comment-39220 Michael W Cristiani Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:18:04 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5418#comment-39220 @murrayhill7 Not sure what you mean, but I will try to clarify. Tableau Public seems to have two components: 1. there is a FREE desktop application that visualization authors and data analysts can install in minutes. It has all the capabilities of the Tableau Desktop Personal commercial version, except that workbooks must be saved to the Tableau Public server, which is an instance of Tableau's own Tableau Server product. Also, authors are limited to data sources with 100K records. Once a workbook is published (saved) to the Tableau Public Server, it is available to anyone with an internet connection, using either the URL or embed code the publishing process provides. 2. The Tableau Public web site is a repository of all work published to the Tableau Public Server. Anyone can sign-up for a FREE account there, which allows them to publish work to the Server using any Tableau desktop application in the 5.1x or future releases stream. So commercial desktop users or Tableau Public Desktop users can publish to the Tableau Public Server for FREE. Essentially, signing up for a Tableau Public account. If you are asking what it cost Tableau Software to develop this whole scenario, sounds like it was/is a significant investment. Perhaps that investment is indirectly supported by sales of the commercial product and their outside funding? If you talk to anyone at Tableau Software, they will engage you at length on this subject, with their typical missionary zeal. I happen to share it, if you had not noticed. If this helps, great. If your question is elsewise, please share. MANY BLESSINGS@ Peace and All Good! Michael W Cristiani Market Intelligence Group, LLC @murrayhill7

Not sure what you mean, but I will try to clarify. Tableau Public seems to have two components:

1. there is a FREE desktop application that visualization authors and data analysts can install in minutes. It has all the capabilities of the Tableau Desktop Personal commercial version, except that workbooks must be saved to the Tableau Public server, which is an instance of Tableau’s own Tableau Server product. Also, authors are limited to data sources with 100K records. Once a workbook is published (saved) to the Tableau Public Server, it is available to anyone with an internet connection, using either the URL or embed code the publishing process provides.

2. The Tableau Public web site is a repository of all work published to the Tableau Public Server. Anyone can sign-up for a FREE account there, which allows them to publish work to the Server using any Tableau desktop application in the 5.1x or future releases stream. So commercial desktop users or Tableau Public Desktop users can publish to the Tableau Public Server for FREE. Essentially, signing up for a Tableau Public account.

If you are asking what it cost Tableau Software to develop this whole scenario, sounds like it was/is a significant investment. Perhaps that investment is indirectly supported by sales of the commercial product and their outside funding? If you talk to anyone at Tableau Software, they will engage you at length on this subject, with their typical missionary zeal. I happen to share it, if you had not noticed.

If this helps, great. If your question is elsewise, please share.

MANY BLESSINGS@
Peace and All Good!
Michael W Cristiani
Market Intelligence Group, LLC

]]> By: murrayhill7 http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/#comment-39219 murrayhill7 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:49:28 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5418#comment-39219 Tableau Public is advertised as "free" but does it not have to be hosted on Tableau's web server? (How else does it generate embed code?). If it must be hosted on Tableau's server, how much might that cost? Tableau Public is advertised as “free” but does it not have to be hosted on Tableau’s web server? (How else does it generate embed code?). If it must be hosted on Tableau’s server, how much might that cost?

]]> By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/#comment-39189 Nathan Yau Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:06:57 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5418#comment-39189 Not that I know of. I think the main attraction is the client and Tableau hosting at this point. Not that I know of. I think the main attraction is the client and Tableau hosting at this point.

]]> By: Brosura http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/#comment-39123 Brosura Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:35:55 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5418#comment-39123 Does anyone know... is there any API for this ? I think it would make a great tools for business software programming. Does anyone know… is there any API for this ? I think it would make a great tools for business software programming.

]]> By: Tableau Posted | Info.Design http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/#comment-39099 Tableau Posted | Info.Design Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:06:38 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5418#comment-39099 [...] to FlowingData for letting us know about Tableau Public.  Tableau is a high-powered professional visualization [...] [...] to FlowingData for letting us know about Tableau Public.  Tableau is a high-powered professional visualization [...]

]]> By: Mark James Adams http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/#comment-39042 Mark James Adams Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:40:39 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5418#comment-39042 I concur: it is a great way to get your head around the data and see where the problems are, before starting your analysis. Of course the missing bit, that I would really like to see Tableau solve, is how to make it easier to display and explore inferences from your models. Gelman has a nice rant on this topic: http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/2010/02/exploratory_and.html I concur: it is a great way to get your head around the data and see where the problems are, before starting your analysis.

Of course the missing bit, that I would really like to see Tableau solve, is how to make it easier to display and explore inferences from your models. Gelman has a nice rant on this topic: http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~.....y_and.html

]]> By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/16/build-online-visualization-for-free-with-tableau-public/#comment-39039 Nathan Yau Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:11:28 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5418#comment-39039 @James - one thing i forgot to ask. will there be a way to make things privately publishable or are you guys focusing mainly on publishing for public consumption? @James – one thing i forgot to ask. will there be a way to make things privately publishable or are you guys focusing mainly on publishing for public consumption?

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