Tableau is a data visualization tool that helps users create charts, graphs, maps and dashboards for visualizing and analyzing data. It provides a platform for understanding data, and for sharing ...

Although Microsoft Excel does has a limited set of visualization options for charts and graphs, this is not the primary function of the app itself so the functionality is understandably narrow.

Aster Data, a vendor in big data management and advanced analytics, and Tableau Software, a business intelligence software provider, are partnering to offer a new integrated solution for big data ...