Display Tableau Dashboard Securely on Digital Signage
Tableau dashboards are a game-changer for visualising data and driving business insights. But having these insights locked away on a computer screen isn’t always ideal, especially when you want to keep your team informed and engaged.
The EasySignage platform allows you to securely display your Tableau dashboards on digital signage screens, making it easy to share data-driven insights with your team, guests, or customers, no matter where they are, all while ensuring your data and information remain secure.
In this blog post, we will discuss how to integrate Tableau dashboards with EasySignage, the security measures, and why this solution is excellent for showcasing your business intelligence data.
What is Tableau?
If you’re new to Tableau, let’s clear it up.
Tableau is a powerful analytics business intelligence tool that helps you see and understand your data. Think of it as a platform that takes complex numbers and data sets and transforms them into easy-to-read, shareable charts, graphs, and dashboards. It allows users to connect and pull data from various sources, like databases, spreadsheets, or cloud applications, and create visualisations using a simple drag-and-drop interface.
Whether you want to track sales performance, customer engagement, or operational efficiency, Tableau makes data insights easy to access and understandable to everyone.
This secure and flexible platform is designed for users like analysts, data scientists, students, teachers, executives, or any business users.
What is a Business Intelligence (BI) Dashboard?
A business intelligence (BI) dashboard is a digital tool that collects, organises, and visually presents business data in a simple and understandable format. It consolidates information from various sources and presents it through charts, graphs, and tables.
Rather than navigating multiple spreadsheets, users can access and see all important data in one place, thanks to easy-to-read visualisations. It’s a vital tool for businesses of all sizes, helping teams to make quick and informed decisions based on data.
How Secure Is the Integration Between EasySignage and Tableau Dashboard
Security is a top concern when it comes to business data, and EasySignage offers robust solutions to ensure that your Tableau dashboard is protected and secured while being displayed on your digital signage screens. Our platform uses encrypted connections to keep your data safe.
Let’s break down how this works.
You have two options: Public Dashboards and Secure Dashboards. Both options facilitate seamless data sharing while keeping security a priority.
1. Public Dashboards:
Open Access: Public Dashboards can be accessed by anyone without restrictions. Users do not need credentials or any additional configuration to use these dashboards on digital signage.
Ideal Use Cases: These dashboards work best for sharing general, non-sensitive information that does not require restricted access or any authentication and can be available for anyone to access.
2. Secure Dashboards: (Embedded Dashboards with Authentication)
Authenticated Access: Secure Dashboards require user authentication. Only users with the right permissions can access the data, ensuring sensitive information remains protected.
Security Measures: Connected App Integration (Direct Trust) - To use secure dashboards with EasySignage, you must create a Connected App in Tableau and link it with EasySignage. This app provides the credentials necessary for authorised users to access, display, and use secure sharing links within the dashboard.
The authentication process is simple. Once you set up the Connected App in Tableau, EasySignage handles the rest. Credentials are securely encrypted in the database and are never shared directly with the screens. Instead, the server issues a temporary token to the screen based on the stored credentials, allowing for authenticated access to dashboards. This approach ensures real-time data display benefits without compromising security or risking unauthorized access.
Ideal Use Cases: Best suited for sensitive or confidential information that needs to stay within your organisation’s trusted circle.
Why Choose Secure Integration?
Data Protection: Sensitive business information, like financial reports, sales performance, or internal KPIs, should be restricted and never be accessible to everyone. Secure dashboards help keep your data private and ensure only authorised users can access it.
Seamless Experience: The authentication process is simple. Once you set up the Connected App in Tableau, EasySignage handles the rest. You get the benefits of real-time data display without worrying about unauthorised access.
Benefits of Displaying Tableau Dashboards on EasySignage Digital Signage
Integrating your Tableau dashboard with EasySignage means you can confidently display essential business information on screens around your workplace or storefront without compromising data safety.
Transparency: Keep your team informed by displaying essential KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and metrics on screens around the office. This way, everyone knows the targets, progress, and areas that require improvement.
Customer Engagement: Use dashboards in areas visible to customers to display data-driven insights, like store performance, customer satisfaction scores, or product popularity.
Quick Decision-Making: Access to the latest data ensures faster decision-making. When you notice a trend, you can act immediately instead of waiting for reports to be prepared.
Real-Time Updates: Your dashboards automatically refresh to show the most current data as soon as it’s available. This feature is ideal for businesses that require immediate updates on sales, inventory, or customer engagement.
Ease of Use: EasySignage is designed to be user-friendly, ensuring a smooth experience from start to finish.
Accessibility: EasySignage can display your Tableau dashboards on any screen, anywhere. Whether in the office or managing multiple locations, you can keep everyone on the same page.
Setting up your Tableau Dashboard on EasySignage is simple. Just follow this step-by-step guide: How to Use Tableau App with EasySignage.
Best Practices for Using Tableau Dashboards on Digital Signage
To make the most of your Tableau dashboards on EasySignage, keep these tips in mind:
Keep It Simple: Digital signage dashboards should be clear and easy to read. Avoid clutter and focus on the most important metrics.
Use Real-Time Data Wisely: Ensure your dashboards are updated regularly to display the latest information.
Strategic Placement: Think about where you place your screens. Make sure they are visible to the right audience, like employees, customers, or both.
Test and Adjust: Test how your dashboards appear on screens and make any necessary adjustments. Sometimes, colours and fonts may appear differently on larger displays.
BI Dashboards supported by EasySignage
Wrapping It Up
In short, displaying Tableau dashboards on your digital signage with EasySignage can truly bring your data to life. It helps teams make faster and smarter decisions while securely sharing your business insights on any screen.
So, why not give EasySignage a try? Combine the analytical power of Tableau with the secure measures of EasySignage and see how easy and safe it is to showcase your Tableau data on your digital signage.