Software Developers

Developers use Tableaux as "self-service" tool to deploy the components they're building into Dev and Test environments.

By using Tableaux for this process (rather than hand-cutting some deliverables), the deployment process becomes established. This provides confidence that deployments into later environments will work because Tableaux uses the very same deployment process.

System Administrators

Administrators use Tableaux to safely disseminate responsibility for releases into critical environments.

Prior to Tableaux system administrators would physical deploy components into Production, since they are the staff with access, and motivation to keep the environment stable.

With Tableaux, administrators write the "plugins", so they know that deployments into production operate on their terms. They can safely hand this actual deployment invocation off to other staff, safe in the knowledge that the deployment will work well.

Release Managers

Release managers orchestrate deployments into various environments. Their job just got a whole lot easier because Tableaux's dashboard ensures they're up to date at all times.

Tableaux generates the implementation plans for free, with a completely re-usable "building block" approach. Release managers get massive time savings as a result.

Configuration Managers

Tableaux allows config managers to set and enforce CM policy (for example, releases to production must have approval by both CAB and System Administrators. Deployments to production can only occur at certain times of the day, etc).

Project Managers

Tableaux provides project managers with accurate and timely information on the status of their software projects. They can keep a close eye on a software release and know the exact physical state of their progress, rather than just relying on the feedback of team members.

QA Managers

Most testing these days is conducted by automated tools. Thus, at any one time, the Test environments may be tied up in mid run. Consequently, the Test team can only take on new versions of a bespoke product when it suits their schedule.

Tableaux allows Developers to queue a deployment into an environment, but the deployment is only released when the Test team are ready.

Environment Managers

Tableaux allows the owners of each environment to easily manage the quality and timing of releases into their environments.

Through the digital approval process, each owner has a say in when deployments are released into their environment. If the quality of a deployment is not up to scratch, it can be rejected entirely