mt102 effectively powering the 21st century digital workplace
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Effectively powering the 21st
century digital workplaceTableau
Alberto OrtizTableau Product Manager, Dell I/T
Session MT102
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Business Intelligence is continuing to evolve
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Know your use case needs
Adhoc
Self-service “Question-of-the-Day”
adhoc visualization
Operational Reporting
Polished, standardized & interactive
visual dashboards
Executives
Operational users
Analysts
Server (Sharing)• Web sharing of all content
• Self-service exploration
• Visibility to underlying data
Desktop (Creation)• New data connections
• New advanced visuals
• New dashboards
Only developers need desktop licenses
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Determines Tableau environment needs
Size is dependent on # of users and use type
Clusters are self-contained, but not true “enterprise”
Still #1 visualization BI tool in the industry so we need to be creativeFat client
Web client
Background 1
Viz worker 1
Background 2
Viz worker 2
Viz worker 3
Gateway 2
Gateway 1
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…And network architecture needs
Requires secure, yet performant connectivity to content across any device
On-prem is easier (and more traditional) while building Wi-Fi
Remote access adds difficulty… and options for connectivity
Firewall InternetIntranet
Firewall InternetIntranet DMZFirewall
VPN
Secure web browser
Tableau App
Finally, balance is needed
IT Needs
• Performance of the environment
• Data & device security
• User Security
• Content management & maintenance
User Needs
• Increased flexibility & simplicity
• Increased global access
• Increased decision-making Speed
• Reduction of feedback loops
Balance access
with data security
Simplicity must
be part of
the equation
Performance &
usability depend
on design
For content, design the solution for the userAdditional considerations
Limited real
estate on
smaller devicesTo app or not
Predominant
devices used
… and design the solution for the deviceAdditional considerations
Thank you