# Amazon S3 Connector for Tableau  #dataanlysis #tableau  #aws #s3

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2026-02-01
- **Format:** Short · 2 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data engineering, Analytics
- **Tools:** Tableau (connectors)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/amazon-s3-connector-for-tableau--dataanlysis-tableau--aws-s3
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqcAFxVCtms

I walk through Tableau's new Amazon S3 connector, now in beta, which lets you connect to and analyse data stored in S3 buckets. I explain how to set up the connection with bucket details and which file types are supported.

## Key takeaways

- The new S3 connector is in beta and lets you connect directly to data sitting in an Amazon S3 bucket
- To connect you supply the bucket region, name, access key and secret access key
- The connector supports CSV and Parquet files only
- Parquet is a highly efficient compressed format — an 83MB file expanded to roughly 1.2GB as CSV
- Leaving data in the bucket means Tableau can pick up the latest contents on refresh, which suits enterprise workflows where S3 is the default storage

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/amazon-s3-connector-for-tableau--dataanlysis-tableau--aws-s3

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