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Salesforce has released a new version of Tableau. They are calling it “the future of analytics.”
Tableau Next is the new version of the analytics platform. It is designed to be flexible and focuses on using APIs. This version connects the analytics platform to their AI tool called Agentforce.
We are experiencing a change in how organizations use data to improve their work. This change, called the autonomous revolution, is helping businesses find new ways to combine insights and human action. Autonomous agents are becoming the new standard for companies that want to use data to beat their competition, please their customers, and motivate their employees.
Tableau Next is the new version of Tableau, built on the Salesforce Platform and integrated with Agentforce. It helps agents explore data, make predictions, and take action right where they work. With Tableau Next, everyone in your organization can get helpful insights from reliable, unified data.
What is Tableau Next?
Tableau Next is an analytics platform that makes it easy for users to work with data. It offers a flexible design with parts that can be reused and expanded. The platform leverages innovative technology to ensure data consistency across users, departments, and industries. It helps businesses easily create personalized analytics experiences and take action on data in Salesforce and other applications.
Tableau Next is built on the Salesforce Platform. It allows any team to use data insights to make decisions faster and more effectively. Salesforce is committed to trust and privacy, which provides a secure and compliant foundation for Tableau.
Tableau Next provides a new way to protect your data investments using intelligent AI. Its models, setup, and processes change as your business grows.
AI agents provide actionable insights directly in your workplace.
Many companies overlook important insights because they are not presented in a way that fits people’s daily work. Some employees prefer answers that relate directly to their tasks.
Tableau Next offers ready-to-use metrics and AI tools to predict future trends. These tools help people take action based on predictions. By providing AI-powered insights directly to users during their work, we make it easier for everyone in the organization to access valuable information without needing to search for it.
Tableau Agent and Tableau Pulse work together in Tableau Next to provide thoughtful insights across all workflows. It makes data-driven tasks easier for everyone, whether you are an analyst, business user, or architect.
Tableau semantics enhance analytical data to provide reliable insights.
It's hard to ensure that insights come from a complete and accurate view of the information. It can lead to doubt and make it challenging to turn data into real business value. To build trust in data, businesses need to invest in technologies and processes to verify data sources. It will help users trust the insights and take action based on them.
Tableau Next offers a metadata system that helps your data, AI, and custom features work well together in all your applications. Tableau Semantics adds business context to your analytics data, making it easier to find and understand relevant information. It also provides a flexible, governed platform that enables users to create and manage metrics, dimensions, relationships, and goals across teams.
You can easily track your data’s journey, seeing where it comes from and how it is processed. Using clear business language in every data model helps everyone understand the data’s context and make informed decisions.
The new Workspace in Tableau Next brings together connections, data preparation, semantic models, visualizations, and more, all within the analysis process.
Real-time data is safe and ready to grow.
Today, data is spread across many platforms and applications, both on-site and in the cloud. It can be costly to host, move, copy, and maintain this data as a reliable source. Even if you can access all your data sources, combining them into a clear and helpful format is a huge challenge.
Tableau Next is built on the Salesforce Platform and uses the Data Cloud to bring all your customer data together in one place. The Zero Copy Partner Network lets you connect to data sources without moving or duplicating your data. It makes it easier and cheaper to gain insights without the complications of traditional data management.
Data Cloud helps you access data stuck in your organization. Tableau Next adds business context to this data and enables you to scale your operations to deliver consistent, connected experiences. With strong integrations through MuleSoft, you can find valuable insights and create custom workflows to take action.
Reusable, composable assets enhance efficiency and enable greater customization.
Many valuable tools, such as dashboards and data models, are often complex to share or reuse across teams or projects. An open platform that uses APIs and makes analytic tools easy to find and use gives organizations the flexibility and customization they need to meet their business goals.
Tableau Next is a platform that enables teams to build analytical tools for various business needs. It can also work with other third-party applications. We are introducing a new marketplace that will allow for both external sharing, which our Tableau Community is familiar with, and internal use cases. It means that reusable components can be shared and found easily by anyone in your organization and beyond.
What’s the Difference Between Tableau and Tableau Next?
Tableau Next will introduce a new cloud option hosted on the Salesforce platform. This change aims to provide the safest and most secure version of Tableau yet.
Tableau Next will introduce a new analytics experience that focuses on collaboration, reusability, and workflows powered by agents. It aims to make it easier and more efficient to take action based on data.
Salesforce stated that Tableau Next will use the same data connectors as Tableau does today. It is because Tableau Next's data layer is powered by Data Cloud, which supports these connectors.
Salesforce will support direct connections to several platforms, including Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Databricks, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and more. They plan to add support for other connectors in future releases, such as SQL Server for AWS Cloud Live and Ingest.
Tableau Next lets you easily add Excel and CSV files directly as you create your projects.
Salesforce states that Tableau Next, which is built on the Salesforce platform, offers several benefits. It combines the strengths of both tools for a smooth analytics experience.
Salesforce announced a new BI platform with a workflow engine that easily connects all parts of the analytics process. It includes turning raw data into insights and taking action based on those insights.
How Will Tableau Users Be Affected?
Salesforce assures you that it has firm plans for Tableau Cloud, Tableau Server, CRM Analytics, and other analytics solutions. Your analytics tools are secure and will continue to receive support and investment.
Salesforce has said that customers can connect their own data lakehouses or semantic layers, even if they have already invested in other technologies. Their plans include allowing these tools to work with Tableau Next so people can use them together.
The cloud company lets customers use their own data lakehouse with Data Cloud connectors. These connectors support batch and streaming data input, support zero-copy, and enable users to bring their own lake.
Salesforce is working on a way to translate a semantics layer from other systems so it can be used in Tableau Next. They are also planning to fully open the Tableau Next semantic layer.
Discover more about Tableau Next.
For over 20 years, Tableau has been known for delivering powerful, easy-to-use visual analytics. With the Salesforce Platform, Tableau Next integrates seamlessly with Agentforce and Data Cloud, providing actionable insights directly in the workflow. We are changing how people use analytics so everyone can find answers and take action based on their data.
Excited to get your hands on Tableau Next? Many of the great features of Tableau Next are now available in Tableau+. These include Data Cloud, which helps you combine and manage your data, and Tableau Semantics, which ensures everyone uses the same terms for business context. Tableau Pulse allows your teams to see personalized metrics and updates. Finally, Tableau Agent uses generative AI to enhance your analytics.
Final Thoughts
Salesforce is working to include Agentforce in more of its products as it focuses on agent-based artificial intelligence. We may see even more products integrated with their central AI in the future.
Ready to explore Tableau Next, but not sure where to start? Codleo can help you turn all these new features into tangible business outcomes, not just a cool demo. As a trusted Salesforce partner, our Tableau consulting services help you connect Data Cloud, Agentforce, and your existing data stack into one smooth analytics experience. If you want dashboards your teams actually use, AI insights that fit into daily workflows, and a roadmap for moving from Tableau to Tableau Next with confidence, reach out to Codleo and let’s build your next-gen analytics together.
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