Case Study: Tableau improves developer experience, build reliability, and performance with Gradle Develocity

Tableau saves 30-55 hours per developer each month with Gradle

Tableau Software, a company specializing in data visualization tools, faced significant challenges with their large and complex software build process. Their build system, a mix of Ant, Ivy, and homegrown scripts, was unreliable and slow, causing frustration and hindering developer productivity. To address this, they partnered with Gradle and implemented its Develocity platform to gain deep telemetry and analytics on their build performance and failures.

Using Develocity, Tableau was able to extract detailed build data and analyze it using their own Tableau software to create visualizations. This allowed them to identify and systematically fix the most critical reliability issues and performance bottlenecks. The solution delivered substantial results, including an estimated 30 to 55 hours saved per developer per month through improved incremental builds and a remote cache that saved an additional 11-12 hours monthly. Gradle's tools provided the data-driven insights needed to continuously improve build happiness and developer efficiency.

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