# Are you using #Tableau Cloud or Server?  #data #dataanalysis #salesforce

> 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:** 2023-08-21
- **Format:** Short · 1 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Tool strategy
- **Tools:** Tableau (cloud, server)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/are-you-using-tableau-cloud-or-server--data-dataanalysis-salesforce
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTFSMsyXUI0

I show you a quick way to tell whether you're running Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server by checking the About Tableau dialog. The presence of a pod reference indicates Tableau Cloud, which maps to the AWS region hosting your instance.

## Key takeaways

- Open the question mark menu in the top right and select About Tableau to check your environment
- The About Tableau dialog shows both your version number and your pod information
- A pod reference means you're on Tableau Cloud rather than Tableau Server
- Pods map to AWS regions where Tableau hosts Cloud around the world

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/are-you-using-tableau-cloud-or-server--data-dataanalysis-salesforce

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