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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2004
By Tricia Duryee, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 8--TABLEAU SOFTWARE
WHO: Christian Chabot, president and co-founder of Tableau Software in Seattle
WHAT IT DOES: Developed a way for database users to interpret information visually by using drag-and-drop features.
TOO MUCH, TOO LATE: "We have a problem. We are swimming in data and databases, and no one can see what's going on," Chabot said. "The problem isn't getting more data anymore, it is in trying to see what's going on in databases."
MANIFESTATIONS: Typically, a user analyzes a database with text to crunch the numbers and then mocks up charts and graphs to present the information. Tableau skips the middle process and uses graphics to...
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