Tableau is a data visualization software company founded in 2003 that was acquired by Salesforce in 2019. It offers a suite of products for data preparation, visualization, sharing, and analytics. The Tableau platform is powered by its VizQL technology and allows users to connect to various data sources, prepare data, create interactive visualizations, dashboards, and stories, and share workbooks on Tableau Server or Tableau Online. Key products include Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, Tableau Online, Tableau Reader and Tableau Mobile.