I want to start using Tableau, but don't want my IT dept to use that as a pretext for switching me from a Mac to a PC. Anyone have experience running Tableau on a Mac using either Bootcamp or a virtualization software? Any problems?
MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2 GHz), Mac OS X (10.6.8), with monitor
not likely to be any issues
running windows on a mac is 100% the same deal as runing windows on any other computer
it's not any sort of emulation or apple stuff in over
you can play demanding 3d games and the likes the operating system just see the hardware as in intel cpu and nvidia or amd video chip and the likes
likely the same deal with virtual machine this Tableau program just seem to be some sort of economic program should run fine in a virtual machine it's not like it require a fast video card or even a fast cpu
Why not use Tableau online?
Tableau's own consultants use Macs and run Tableau in Parallels (so do I).
Mac and Parallels are so great that Tableau bechmarks faster in Parallels on a Mac than it does in Windows running natively on commodity PC hardware.
He still needs the client software running in a windows environment to create visualizations prior to publishing them to Tableau Online
That can go in a VM.
logging into a vm (perhaps via vpn) to use client software that runs handily in parallels is an unecessary pain
mattdotgreenlake wrote:
logging into a vm (perhaps via vpn) to use client software that runs handily in parallels is an unecessary pain
Why would a VPN be needed to access Windows in a local VM?
ok we're talking in circles now
parallels is a local vm
your mention of a vm as though it was something separate had me thinking you meant something non-local
yes, a local vm is the perfect solution
parallels is the perfect local vm
Running tableau software on a Mac
