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title: Integrate Tableau and Tiger Cloud | Tiger Data Docs
description: Visualize and analyze your data to gain business intelligence and share insights
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[Tableau](https://www.tableau.com/) is a popular analytics platform that helps you gain greater intelligence about your business. You can use it to visualize data stored in Tiger Cloud.

## Prerequisites

To follow the procedure on this page you need to:

- Create a [target Tiger Cloud service](/docs/get-started/quickstart/create-service/index.md).

  This procedure also works for [self-hosted TimescaleDB](/docs/get-started/choose-your-path/install-timescaledb/index.md).

* Install [Tableau Server](https://www.tableau.com/support/releases/server/2024.2.6#esdalt) or sign up for [Tableau Cloud](https://www.tableau.com/products/trial).

## Add your service as a virtual connection

To connect the data in your Tiger Cloud service to Tableau:

1. **Log in to Tableau**

   - Tableau Cloud: [sign in](http://online.tableau.com/), then click `Explore` and select a project.
   - Tableau Desktop: sign in, then open a workbook.

2. **Configure Tableau to connect to your Tiger Cloud service**

   1. Add a new data source:

      - Tableau Cloud: click `New` > `Virtual Connection`.
      - Tableau Desktop: click `Data` > `New Data Source`.

   2. Search for and select `PostgreSQL`.

      For Tableau Desktop download the driver and restart Tableau.

   3. Configure the connection:

      - `Server`, `Port`, `Database`, `Username`, `Password`: configure using your [connection details](/docs/integrate/find-connection-details/index.md).
      - `Require SSL`: tick the checkbox.

3. **Click `Sign In` and connect Tableau to your service**

You have successfully integrated Tableau with Tiger Cloud.