Tableau and Starburst Simplifies BI on the Modern Data Lake

As new and different types of data are introduced in an organization, data teams end up with a growing patchwork of disparate technologies and systems to manage and integrate. This means your teams spend more time setting up connections, checking access controls, and monitoring performance than surfacing insights to business analysts.

That’s why we are excited to introduce the new one-click connector to Tableau Cloud that’s coming soon to Starburst Galaxy. This will eliminate additional connectivity tasks like manually passing through server hosts, usernames, and ports. It will also improve productivity for data engineers and allow customers to create interactive dashboards on their modern data lakes faster than ever. 

How Starburst Galaxy and Tableau Cloud Work Together

Starburst Galaxy is a data lake analytics platform built on top of the leading SQL query engine – Trino. With Galaxy, teams can discover, govern, and analyze data in and around their data lake from a single, fully-managed platform.

Tableau Cloud is a cloud-based analytics platform that empowers users to prepare data, author, analyze, collaborate, publish, and take action.. With its intuitive drag-and-drop interface and robust visualization capabilities, Tableau Cloud allows everyone to unlock actionable insights from their data, regardless of their technical expertise.

The new Tableau Cloud integration in Starburst Galaxy simplifies challenges data engineers and analysts face by providing a seamless workflow from data access to visualization. Here are some of the key benefits: 

Enhanced Data Access and Connectivity

Starburst Galaxy provides a unified discovery, governance, and consumption layer for your data, enabling users to access and query data from multiple sources within Tableau Cloud. Whether the data resides in data lakes, data warehouses, or in operational databases, users can connect to it effortlessly using Galaxy’s enhanced data access. 

Accelerated Performance and Scalability

By leveraging Starburst Galaxy, Tableau Cloud users experience improved performance and scalability. The distributed nature of Trino allows for parallel processing and optimized query execution, enabling data engineers and analysts to handle massive datasets without compromising speed or performance. 

Collaboration and Data Governance

Starburst Galaxy offers robust data governance and security features, ensuring that data accessed through Tableau Cloud is protected and compliant with organizational policies. Define fine-grained access controls down to the row-level and implement enterprise-grade security measures in just a few clicks.

How do I access the preview?

Check back here for up-to-date information on when the one-click connectivity will be available in Starburst Galaxy. 

Once it’s live, all you’ll need to do is sign in to your Galaxy account, navigate to Partner Connect, click on the Tableau Cloud tile, and enter your credentials! We will take care of the rest.

For more information on how to connect to Tableau Cloud from Starburst Galaxy, refer to our documentation.