Tableau and Splunk announce strategic technology alliance

SAN FRANCISCO & SEATTLE, USA: Splunk Inc., provider of the leading software platform for real-time operational intelligence, and Tableau Software, a global leader in rapid-fire, easy-to-use business analytics software, announced a strategic alliance to leverage the power of visual analytics and real-time machine data.

As part of a joint technology investment, the latest version of Tableau software includes Splunk® Enterprise as a native data source using Splunk's recently launched ODBC driver.

"Tableau is the most widely recognized provider of visual analytics software," said Guido Schroeder, senior VP of products, Splunk. "Our alliance with Tableau extends the value that Splunk software unlocks in machine data. Using Tableau to visualize structured data with machine data in Splunk will enable people to gain new business insights."

"Splunk leads the market in enabling organizations to collect, index and make searchable machine data from apps, servers, networks, websites and devices in real time," said Chris Stolte, chief development officer and co-founder, Tableau Software. "Our integration lets organizations use our visual analytics software on their machine data in Splunk software. Whether it's to find quick insights or explore machine data, it accelerates new insights for anyone using Tableau and Splunk."