Tableau strengthens its case with cross-database joins, browser-based authoring, and geo-analysis improvements ...

The cross-database join feature in Tableau 10 allows easy dataviz creation from multiple data sources. “We need to analyze data that’s across multiple Excel files,” the IT manager explained.

The data visualization company will use Tableau 10 to drive the next wave of customers, but it has its sights set farther down the horizon.

Tableau users often pull data from different databases, such as Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), SQL Server, and Postgres. Version 10 simplifies this process with a new cross-database join function that can be ...