The latest version of Tableau software includes Splunk Enterprise as a native data source using Splunk’s recently-launched ODBC driver. The alliance is intended to allow users to leverage visual analytics and real-time machine data.

“Tableau is the most widely recognized provider of visual analytics software,” said Guido Schroeder, senior vice president of products, Splunk.

“Our alliance with Tableau extends the value that Splunk software unlocks in machine data. Using Tableau to visualise structured data with machine data in Splunk will enable people to gain new business insights.”