Tableau 2018.2 is now available with a new Extensions API, Tableau Services Manager, Spatial Join, and new mobile layouts.

The Tableau 2018.2 release provides and Extension API for developers, and a new server configuration and management tool.

Information technology departments have access to a new browser-based interface for managing Tableau Server deployments, as well as a revamped update mechanism.

Tableau is adding in-memory technology to its upcoming 10.5 release to speed up query times 5x and ingest large data sets faster.