Integrate Tableau with Tiger Cloud

Connect Tableau to Tiger Cloud as a Postgres data source to create interactive visualizations and analytics dashboards from your time-series data.

Tableau is a popular analytics platform that helps you gain greater intelligence about your business. You can use it to visualize data stored in .

Prerequisites

To follow the steps on this page:

• Create a target with the Real-time analytics capability enabled.

  You need your connection details. This procedure also works for .

• Install Tableau Server or sign up for Tableau Cloud.

Add your Tiger Cloud service as a virtual connection

To connect the data in your to Tableau:

1. Log in to Tableau

   • Tableau Cloud: sign in, then click Explore and select a project.
   • Tableau Desktop: sign in, then open a workbook.

2. Configure Tableau to connect to your

   1. Add a new data source:

      • Tableau Cloud: click New > Virtual Connection.
      • Tableau Desktop: click Data > New Data Source.

   2. Search for and select PostgreSQL.

      For Tableau Desktop download the driver and restart Tableau.

   3. Configure the connection:

      • Server, Port, Database, Username, Password: configure using your connection details.
      • Require SSL: tick the checkbox.

3. Click Sign In and connect Tableau to your

You have successfully integrated Tableau with .