Bangalore, February 24, 2016 – Simplilearn, the largest provider of professional certification courses,  and Tableau, a global leader in self-service business analytics software, have announced their partnership to strengthen Simplilearn’s vision to build a talent pool of 200,000 skilled Data Scientists by the year 2020. The partnership enables aspiring professionals to get up-skilled in data science and analytics with high quality instructor-led training, e-learning, and industry projects fulfilled on the latest version of Tableau. 
Tableau Software is a global leader in rapid self-service, easy-to-use business intelligence software that systematically helps people access information, perform analytics and get instant results in the office and on-the-go. The software delivers fast analytics and business intelligence through creation of visualizations, reports and dashboards in minutes that can be shared in seconds. The simple development process, intuitive UI and flexibility is prompting leaders in all industries to move to Tableau from traditional reporting formats.
Says Ankur Arora, Category Head at Simplilearn:“The huge demand for data scientists and analytics professionals across all industries has led us to focus on this domain. Our alliance with an industry authority like Tableau provides strong boost to our learners who are keen to build a promising career in the field of analytics. Big Data, Advanced Analytics and Business Intelligence together form the 3 pillars of the analytics industry and Tableau is a leader in the BI domain. Together, we’re confident about setting an ambitious mission of creating a large talent pool of over 200,000 Data Scientists by 2020.” 
“Partners like Simplilearn are Tableau’s extended family. They are instrumental to inspiring and empowering more people to see and understand their data. In today’s era of data, everyone needs to be equipped with the right skillset and applications to thrive in a smarter, digital economy, which makes our partnership all the more meaningful”, adds Deepak Ghodke, Country Manager for Tableau in India. 
Simplilearn recommends the Tableau Certification Training) where aspirants are provided with high quality on-demand live instructor led classroom training. The course comprises of over 32 hours of thorough training from experienced analytics experts coupled with four industry projects that are designed to provide learners with much needed real life experience. 
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