Indiana UniversitySharePoint Users’ Group

September 16th, 2013

Business Intelligence Update:

IU Tableau Software Offering

• Reacting to our community of users• Contract finalized– Tableau server– Extended desktop trial offering through 12/31– Reduced desktop pricing through 12/31

Tableau at IU

IU Purchase of Tableau

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• Direct link• Timeline• Purchase and licensing options– Link to Tableau IU site

• User group signup

IU Tableau Software Site

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When downloading, use the license key listed on the portal site!

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Software downloads

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Tableau at IU

• Tableau Desktop – development• Tableau Server – repository• Tableau Online – cloud• Tableau Viewer – free download

• Another tool in the toolbox• Access data from our standard BI data sources

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Tableau tools available to us

• UIRR – Todd Schmitz, Teresa Sanders• VPUE – Dennis Groth, Linda Shepard, Mike

Sauer• Regional campuses – IUNW – Nelson DeLeon• And others!

Current Tableau users at IU

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Already using Tableau? Let us know!

• View the dashboard• Using the tool• How it was published• Data sources• Any gotchas?

Demonstration – Teresa Sanders from UIRR

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UIRR Web Site

• Dashboard designer• Report builder / data tools• PowerPivot• Power View

How Tableau fits in with our other tools

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We don’t know enough yet to do a fair comparison of functionality but we would like the BITUG to make

recommendations about which tool is best for which purpose

• September 23rd – 26th• Day 1 – Planning, pre-install checklist• Day 2 – Install server, care and feeding• Day 3 – Basic training• Day 4 – Implementation workshop

Onsite server rapid start

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DataContent

Browser Support

MobileSpeed

• Not a silver bullet, another tool in the toolbox• Addresses needs– Rapid development– Ease of use– Data visualization

• Requires:– Appropriate data sources– Training for developers– Layer of well organized data for decision makers

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Tableau expectations

• Partnering with the IUSPUG• Business intelligence tab links to IUBITUG• ‘Tableau’ tab links to Tableau site

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IU BI Technologies Users’ Group (IU BITUG)

• Tools• Examples• Reference

• IU Content• Higher Ed Content

Tableau at IU

• Monthly BI updates at the IUSPUG• Brown bag lunches– October 2nd – Greg Lyons from Tableau– October 16th – peer info share– October 30th – peer info share

• Developer info shares

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Meetings

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Questions?

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