Data blends and joins in Tableau Desktop with real data

Combining data from multiple sources is a necessity in any real-life data workflow. When it comes to Tableau, there are three options: 1) Get the data mixed together as needed before it lands in Tableau Desktop. 2) Connect to multiple sources of data in Tableau Desktop and use data blending to mix them on the fly. 3) Connect to multiple sources of data in Tableau Desktop and define join relationships between them to build a consolidated data source. This video demonstrates how options (2) and (3) above look using real data.