
Spatial calculations: MakePoint improvements
You can now convert projected coordinates for locations, which might be in feet or metres, into latitudes and longitudes that Tableau can visualise and use in spatial joins. For instance, the Seattle Police Department logs location data using a local projection in US feet, and can now use MakePoint to convert it directly into usable lat/long coordinates.
Tableau Server Management Add-on
Advanced Management for Tableau Server gives organisations running Tableau Server at scale greater manageability and control over their deployment. We’re making it easier to streamline management processes and run large, mission-critical Tableau Server deployments. This new offering provides AWS KMS integration, new performance monitoring and content management apps, and additional scalability capabilities for Tableau Server.
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Explain Data
Explain Data gives you explanations for unexpected values in your data with a single click. Available as you’re creating a viz or dashboard, Explain Data uses powerful Bayesian methods to surface statistically significant explanations. Behind the scenes, hundreds of potential explanations are checked and the most likely ones are surfaced. Every explanation is a viz and can be explored with the full power of Tableau. This not only saves you time, as it brings you to the “why” quickly, but you can discover insights you didn’t know existed, and easily access and explore explanations.

Extract encryption at rest for Tableau Server
For additional security, you can now encrypt your extracts at rest. You can also think of this as object-level encryption. It’s easy to use: simply toggle it on per extract or enable at the site level. Tableau Online is already fully encrypted at the service level.