The Amazon Aurora connector is
Tableau's third direct connector for AWS. Tableau also includes direct
connectors for Amazon Redshift and Amazon Elastic MapReduce (Amazon
EMR). Additionally, Tableau connects to the Amazon Relational Database
Service (Amazon RDS), which gives customers access to the capabilities
of MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or PostgreSQL relational database
management systems running in the AWS Cloud. The new Tableau connector
for Amazon Aurora adds yet another option for customers to rapidly
perform visual analytics for AWS database services.
"Amazon Aurora is a MySQL-compatible, relational database engine that
combines the speed and availability of high-end commercial databases
with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source databases,"
said Anurag Gupta, Vice President,
Database Services, Amazon Web Services, Inc. "Tableau's ability to
connect directly to Amazon Aurora gives customers additional options for
answering analytical data questions to drive well-informed business
decisions."
Tableau also announced the availability of Tableau Server in the AWS
Marketplace. The new pay-as-you-go option enables organizations to
quickly deploy Tableau Server to any AWS region in minutes. Tableau's
user bundles for AWS Marketplace, available in 10, 25, 50, and 100 seat
configurations, can be launched to run on optimally sized Amazon Elastic
Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Instance types giving users flexibility
based on the scope of their analytics project. The new hourly priced
option is in addition to the previously available bring-your-own-license
listing for Tableau Server in AWS Marketplace.
"Our new integrations with AWS make it easier and faster than ever for businesses to deploy and manage Tableau Server," said Dan Jewett,
Vice President of Product Management at Tableau. "Whether an
organization is looking to deploy an always-on, full-service platform,
or if they want to pay only for the time they use on a
project-by-project basis, companies now have more ways to explore,
analyze, and collaborate with their data – with the security, speed, and
ease-of-use they expect from Tableau."
Learn more about Tableau's integrations with AWS by visiting Tableau's AWS page: http://www.tableau.com/Amazon-Web-Services/Marketplace.