Gartner Positions Tableau Software as a "Leader" in BI and Analytics Platforms Magic Quadrant

SEATTLE, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA), a global leader in rapid-fire, easy-to-use business analytics software, today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned Tableau as a "Leader" in its 2015 BI and Analytics Platform Magic Quadrant* report. This is the third year in a row that Tableau has appeared in the Leaders quadrant. The full report is available at no charge from the Tableau website at http://www.tableau.com/gartner-magic-quadrant-2015.  

The report evaluated 24 different software vendors on 15 criteria and placed Tableau in the Leaders quadrant.

"We believe Tableau has landed in the Leaders quadrant for a third year in a row because we've fundamentally changed how people see and understand data," said Christian Chabot, Tableau's Chairman, CEO and co-founder. "People and organizations are recognizing our disruptive approach that's defining a new way to do business intelligence."

According to Gartner, "The year 2014 has been another year of challenging execution for the market share leaders in the BI and analytics market, juxtaposed against strong execution for data discovery vendors, particularly Tableau, that are satisfying customers,  meeting their buying requirements and delivering greater business value."

*Gartner "2015 BI and Analytics Platform Magic Quadrant" by Rita L. Sallam, Bill Hostmann, Kurt Schlegel, Joao Tapadinhas, Josh Parenteau, Thomas W. Oestreich, 23 February 2015.

About the Magic Quadrant

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Tableau Software

Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA) helps people see and understand data. Tableau helps anyone quickly analyze, visualize and share information. More than 26,000 customer accounts get rapid results with Tableau in the office and on-the-go. And tens of thousands of people use Tableau Public to share data in their blogs and websites. See how Tableau can help you by downloading the free trial at www.tableau.com/trial.

Tableau and Tableau Software are trademarks of Tableau Software, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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