Tableau is a data analytics and visualization business intelligence platform that empowers departments to make informed business decisions. The City has been utilizing Tableau Server for 3 years as a part of its Business Intelligence strategy for reporting, dashboards, and other data visualizations. Currently, the City maintains 140 Tableau Server Explorer Licenses which are assigned to departmental staff across 17 departments which include Fire Admin, Finance, Building Inspections, Neighborhood Services, Technology Services and others. In total there are a total of 138 reports, dashboards, and visualizations that are utilized for their operational needs. Additionally, this renewal includes 7 Tableau Desktop Creator licenses that enables the creation of the content.
If this license agreement is not awarded, departments that leverage Tableau for operational needs would need to return to manual analysis. Tableau has proven to increase visibility to data across disparate systems saving staff time and increasing productivity.
Purchasing requested quotes for annual license and support from other vendors and SHI was the lowest of the quotes received.
The City is authorized to purchase from the State Contract list pursuant to Chapter 271 Subchapter D of the Texas Local Government Code and by doing so satisfies any State Law requiring local governments to seek competitive bids for items. (DIR Contract No. DIR-TSO-4288 / City of Plano Internal Contract No. 2020-0740-OR)