Delivers APIs for Developers to Create New Experiences with Data Analytics; Partners Bring NLG to Tableau; Developers Build New Custom Integrations
Tableau Software announced today that it has delivered new APIs that make it possible for developers to build new experiences for its customers and extend the possibilities of Tableau. Developers also have access to Tableau’s Developer Portal, Tableau’s community for developers to share, support and engage with fellow developers.
Francois Ajenstat, Chief Product Officer at Tableau said, “Tableau is opening up our platform to provide more choice and flexibility to our customers. It’s about enabling developers to build new experiences for people to more easily see and understand their data. It’s about enabling automation and simplification to deploy Tableau. And it’s unleashing opportunities for developers to integrate embedded analytics into every area of the business.”
Tableau’s APIs give developers the flexibility to connect with any data source and integrate Tableau in any application for easy embedded analytics. The Tableau Community has used these APIs to build new Web Data Connectors, embed Tableau visualizations into web sites, scrape data and create Tableau extracts, and build a tracking tool to follow interactions with visualizations. These are just a few of the customized integrations with Tableau that help businesses make use of their data no matter where it’s stored, share insights with their customers in real-time and interact with Tableau in the way that works best for their employees and communities.
Craig Bloodworth, Chief Technology Officer at The Information Lab said, “We’re dedicated to helping everyone make use of their data, wherever it lives. Tableau’s Web Data Connector makes it easy for us to build connectors that tap into the world of data on the web and help all Tableau users discover brand new insights and make quick decisions.”
Tableau partners are already taking advantage of new Tableau APIs to bring the power of natural language generation (NLG) to Tableau. Automated Insights, Narrative Science and Yseop have leveraged the Tableau JavaScript API enhancements to bring Tableau customers new ways to tell stories with their data.
According to Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms report, “Natural-language generation of insights is the next phase in the evolution from standard reporting to storytelling with descriptive text to augment the visually depicted content.”
As per the release, Tableau 10’s new APIs were created with input from the Tableau Community through its Developer Portal. The portal is designed for developers to access the APIs and SDKs, get samples, share best practices, get support from the community and engage with other developers. The APIs are available now as part of Tableau 10, the latest version of the company’s software that was launched on August 16.
