Tableau Bridge How does it do it?

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2 Welcome

3 # T C 8 Tableau Bridge How does it do it? Dave Reeck Sr. Product Manager Tableau / Data Management

4 3 things I (heart)

5 One more thing: Making Bridge delightful. What does Bridge do 2 main jobs, 3 supporting jobs 2. How does it do that Security, Scaling and Sharing 3. What s coming next? Future features that help you stay in the know

6 What does Bridge do?

7 Bridge connects your on-prem data to Online. Bridge has 2 jobs Refresh On-premises data Live query local extracts 2. Three more jobs too Installation Authenticate Manage clients

cases: (more on this later) Private Publisher Centrally Managed

8 Refresh On-Prem Extract how does it Analogy: Principal: Client Owner* is in control (of what s running on a client) Typical use cases: (more on this later) Private Publisher Centrally Managed Note: - Secured outbound connections only - DB creds managed locally

9 Live Query local data Analogy: Principal: admins manage pools of clients Typical use cases: (more on this later) Centrally Managed Note: - Secured outbound connections only - Creds passed as part of the query

Installation Bridge is a free, separate installer Updated as often as weekly Install all you want, we ll make more The latest is always at: www.tableau.

10 Installation Bridge is a free, separate installer Updated as often as weekly Install all you want, we ll make more The latest is always at: Bridge installation can be scripted Bridge runs on Windows only Best practice: Use an always on VM Machine specs: Desktop (2core, 4g ram) Bias towards more ram Bias towards more clients/vms

11 Authentication & ID Sign into Bridge with an Online ID SAML or Username/password Currently signed in? Bridge uses that ID. Signed in as the wrong ID? Use Unlink Signing in makes you the client owner Sign in as a service account Bridge re-authenticates automatically AUTH tokens typically used Securely stored creds used otherwise Admins can force re-authentication

12 Managing your client(s) Client UI Authentication and Status Extract credentials and local errors About Dialog find your version # Bridge Settings page - admin only Which clients, what are they doing? Are my live queries load balanced?

13 So How does it?

14 How does Bridge scale up? Add more clients Tableau s Online site has 500+ active users/day Fleet of 6 Site Admin managed clients 4 for live queries 2 for extract refresh Also: ~00 individuals using their own clients 4 Core 64gb Ram on managed VMs Estimator: ~00-50 active users/client Your Mileage May Very, Maybe Very Much Use your Actions by All Users Site Status viz And for live query pool for redundancy

How to share Bridge(s) on your site AND/OR 3 Models for multiple creators Private Publishers Centrally Managed Mixed Depending on the model Creator

15 How to share Bridge(s) on your site AND/OR 3 Models for multiple creators Private Publishers Centrally Managed Mixed Depending on the model Creator roles may need extra support Site admins may have new responsibilities Viz viewers get Bridge connections for free A Bridge connected viz will just work

16 Private Publisher Model OR EDIT:

17 Centrally-Managed Bridge Deployment

18 How can you make a fleet of Bridge Clients? Install as many clients as you like Client is freely available Use a single (service) account to sign in Run Bridge as a Service Requires the signed in user is local admin Keeps bridge running after sign out On reboot Bridge re-connects automatically Script installation if desired Example of passive install script After install, please sign in Host your clients on a VM Make an image with bridge Host your clients in the cloud w/ VPN

19 How does Bridge stay secure? Keeps your firewall intact Bridge only uses outbound connections Extract refresh polls online Live Query uses Web Sockets All connections secured SSL and TLS.2 Certificate validation Locking down further Filter connections to Internet Domains

20 What s coming next?

How to recover if things go wrong Check for email notification Goes to data source owner for extracts Suggested actions to recover Can also be found in Online Alerts Unknown Failures?

21 How to recover if things go wrong Check for notification Goes to data source owner for extracts Suggested actions to recover Can also be found in Online Alerts Unknown Failures? Check the client for failure details E.g.. table is no longer accessible What if the never shows up? May be caused by endless extract In 209. we will time out after 8 hours Can be configured per client.. \My Tableau Bridge Repository\Configuration extractrefreshtimeout" : "00:08:00"

22 How to keep Bridge up to date Bridge Settings page will show versions Highlights for versions that can be updated Other notifications in Online UI

23 Avg. Runt ime (sec) Avg. Runt ime (sec) Extract Refresh Dashboard Extract Refreshes Runtime (sec) for Bridge Extract Refreshes for Bridge 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Success 77 How Much Time did Extracts Take? How Much Time did Extracts Take? 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 St at us of Job Ext ract Error Success 77 0/7/8 0/8/8 0/9/8 0/0/8 0//8 0/2/8 0/3/8 What Extracts have run in the last 24 hours? Status of Job Extract Error H e pe trypages Sessio I fo+vizqlerrors +VizC ie terrors sites+( atest) DataTab_DataG rid_update-te emetryproductio Bra chh ea th(automuter-ru sdefects) G A -H e pvie s -v208 I Process Nu, I Process 0/7/8 0/8/8 0/9/8 0/0/8 0//8 0/2/8 0/3/8 What Extracts have run in the last 24 hours? 0K 2K 4K 6K 8K Avg Runt ime (sec) H e pe trypages Sessio I fo+vizqlerrors +VizC ie terrors sites+( atest) DataTab_DataG rid_update-te emetryproductio Bra chh ea th(automuter-ru sdefects) G A -H e pvie s -v208 47to900 Backgrounder Id A Ext ract A Nu, How Many Extracts Succeeded or Failed by Day? Creat ed At 0/4/ AM to0/20/20. Task Name A /7/8 0/8/8 0/9/8 0/0/8 0//8 0/2/8 0/3/8 Extract Id Task Name Status of Job Minute of Created At Minute of Co.. runtime_s.. Null UpdateExtract Success October4,208800PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4,208800PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4,20880PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4,20880PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4,20880PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4,20880PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4, PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4, PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4, PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4, PM October4,. 0K 2K 4K 6K 8K Avg Runt ime (sec) Runt ime (sec) 47to900 Backgrounder Id Creat ed At A 0/4/ AM to0/20/20. Knowing is half the battle Ext ract Task Name A A How many refreshes worked? How long are they taking? How Many Extracts Succeeded or Failed by Day? Which extracts have run recently What kinds of failures are happening the most? 0/7/8 0/8/8 0/9/8 0/0/8 0//8 0/2/8 0/3/8 482 Ext ract Id Task Name St at us of Job Minut e of Creat ed At Minut e of Co.. 0 Null UpdateExtract Most of Success the October4,208800PM failures we October4,. see need 0 to UpdateExtract Success October4,208800PM October4,. be resolved by the customers UpdateExtract Success October4,20880PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4,20880PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4,20880PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4,20880PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4, PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4, PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4, PM October4, UpdateExtract Success October4, PM October4,

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