Snowflake to Tableau: Data Streamlining Guide 2025

August 6, 2021
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Extracting your data to Snowflake and pushing it to Tableau might be challenging. Manual data normalization and loading lead to data accuracy issues, lack of transparency, and degraded performance.

How to connect Tableau and Snowflake on your own

  1. To connect Tableau and Snowflake install the ODBC driver first.
  2. Create a Tableau user on a Snowflake and choose an authentication method.
  3. If you’re using the OAuth method, you’ll have to run initial SQL.
  4. Specify an SQL command that will be executed at the beginning of every connection, such as opening a workbook, refreshing an extract, etc.
  5. Sign in.
  6. Create sophisticated SQL queries to optimize the process of pushing data from Snowflake to Tableau.
  7. Execute queries manually each time you need to pass up-to-date data to Tableau

How to connect Tableau and Snowflake with Improvado

At Improvado, we commit ourselves to set up all ETL processes for your marketing needs. You don’t have to bother with the Snowflake/Tableau connection or anything like that. Unlike approaching the problem on your own, with us you get a full-fledged automation solution that normalizes and aggregates data without your participation. We implement the best practices for using Tableau with Snowflake. Don’t waste a second on maintaining the system and feeding it with new data manually.

Seamless integration with Snowflake

Snowflake is a cloud-based solution that allows companies to store data on the cloud. It delivers flexibility and scalability which is crucial for any ETL system. Snowflake is built on top of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure Cloud. It requires less optimization and adjustments compared to other cloud solutions, which makes it perfect for automation systems. Improvado’s integration with Snowflake lets you seize all opportunities of this cloud solution and easily aggregate data inside the warehouse.


Snowflake documentation

Snowflake and Improvado integration



Improvado is meant to optimize this process. We establish a Snowflake/Tableau connection and adjust a fully automated data pipeline for you. You can create dashboards that reveal new insights immediately thereafter. With Improvado, unlocking your data potential is a piece of cake.

Automate Your Snowflake to Tableau Data Pipeline
ETL Destinations by Improvado lets you seamlessly move and normalize marketing data from hundreds of sources into Snowflake, then deliver analysis-ready data directly to Tableau—no manual coding or maintenance required. Eliminate data silos and empower your team to focus on insights, not data prep.

Why Improvado can be a good solution for you


  • Streamline data from 15+ warehouses
  • Load data to all up-to-date BI tools
  • Extract insights from 200+ connectors catalog
  • Get a custom warehouse solution with professional services
  • Fault-proof data channels with all-in-one ETL platform
  • Get a more granular view of your data
  • Reduce time spent on manual processes


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Simple steps to streamline your data from Snowflake to Tableau with Improvado

  1. Connect all your data sources to Snowflake in several clicks
  2. Normalize and store data in your warehouse automatically
  3. Connect to Tableau, analyze, visualize, and put your data on the dashboards

Seamless integration with Tableau

Tableau is one of the most popular data visualization platforms in the market. It provides every department with visualized insights on your marketing data, helps to get a comprehensive picture of your marketing data, and integrates with all up-to-date warehouses. With clear drag-and-drop dashboards, the data becomes tangible not only to expert analysts but to specialists from other fields too. Improvado lets you streamline data from any warehouse to Tableau to get a clear picture of what’s working and what’s not.

Tableau documentation

Tableau and Improvado integration

Streamlining your data in style while overcoming the challenges of Snowflake to Tableau integration

Synchronization frequency

Improvado offers a top-notch frequency of data synchronization. Unlike some other solutions, our data pipeline is capable of uploading and extracting on the user’s demand. No more “30 updates a week”. Don’t limit your analysis with poor software architecture.


Highly optimized data loading to the destination

Loading thousands of data columns in the data warehouse requires high-performance hardware to process all the information. We deploy our solution on the best cloud platforms and integrate your system with the most sustainable warehouses. Get your data in a matter of seconds, at any time.


Scheduling

Use Improvado to schedule automatic updates in your data visualization tool. Just set a desirable time for updates and get in control of your data. Adjust the timing for updating your dashboards to always stay on top of your marketing performance.


Load to multiple destinations

Improvado pushes data to several destinations, in case you’re using more than a single data warehouse. Maybe you’re using different storage for raw and normalized data. With us, you don’t have to bother with manual uploads. We’ll set up the right path to all your destinations.


Automatically normalized data

Data transformation is an integral part of the ETL process. Improvado automatically normalizes all data rows to store analysis-ready information into your data warehouse. This process grants more data granularity and eliminates routine work. Enhance your insights with normalized data in no time.

   
       

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FAQ

How does Snowflake integrate with Tableau?

Snowflake integrates seamlessly with Tableau, enabling direct connection to your Snowflake data warehouse for real-time analytics and visualization. You can configure the Snowflake connector in Tableau to build interactive dashboards using your cloud-stored data without complex data exports.

How can I connect Tableau to Snowflake?

To connect Tableau to Snowflake, utilize Tableau’s native Snowflake connector. Navigate to the data source options, select "Snowflake", and input your Snowflake account specifics such as server, warehouse, database, and credentials. This setup allows for live querying and effective data visualization directly from Snowflake within Tableau.

How does Improvado integrate with business intelligence tools like Tableau or Power BI?

Improvado integrates with business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Looker, and Looker Studio by delivering harmonized, analytics-ready data.

How does Improvado automate data cleaning and dashboard prep for Tableau?

Improvado automates data extraction, cleaning, and harmonization, pushing analytics-ready datasets directly into Tableau, thus replacing manual efforts.

What is Improvado and how does it function as an ETL/ELT tool for marketing data?

Improvado is a marketing-specific ETL/ELT platform that automates the extraction, transformation, harmonization, and loading of marketing data into data warehouses and BI tools.

How does Improvado integrate with enterprise data warehouses like Snowflake or Google BigQuery?

Improvado integrates with enterprise data warehouses such as Snowflake and Google BigQuery by sending harmonized marketing data into them.

How does Improvado perform data blending and normalization after loading data into Snowflake or another data warehouse?

Improvado automatically harmonizes metrics and dimensions across sources, ensuring standardized, analytics-ready datasets for dashboards and visualization.

How does Improvado integrate with business intelligence tools like Looker, Tableau, and Power BI?

Improvado integrates seamlessly with BI tools, sending harmonized data into Looker, Tableau, Power BI, or any warehouse.
⚡️ Pro tip

"While Improvado doesn't directly adjust audience settings, it supports audience expansion by providing the tools you need to analyze and refine performance across platforms:

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Consistent UTMs: Larger audiences often span multiple platforms. Improvado ensures consistent UTM monitoring, enabling you to gather detailed performance data from Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and beyond.

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Cross-platform data integration: With larger audiences spread across platforms, consolidating performance metrics becomes essential. Improvado unifies this data and makes it easier to spot trends and opportunities.

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Actionable insights: Improvado analyzes your campaigns, identifying the most effective combinations of audience, banner, message, offer, and landing page. These insights help you build high-performing, lead-generating combinations.

With Improvado, you can streamline audience testing, refine your messaging, and identify the combinations that generate the best results. Once you've found your "winning formula," you can scale confidently and repeat the process to discover new high-performing formulas."

VP of Product at Improvado
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