# Tableau now has a Google Looker Connector #dataanalysis #tableau #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:** 2026-02-01
- **Format:** Short · 1 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation, Tool strategy, Industry trends
- **Tools:** Tableau (prep)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-now-has-a-google-looker-connector-dataanalysis-tableau-salesforce
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LyDSv8OoT4

I walk through Tableau's new Google Looker Connector, which lets you layer Tableau's visualisation on top of Looker's semantic modelling built with LookML. I explain why organisations use Looker and how this connection works across Tableau Cloud, Desktop and Prep.

## Key takeaways

- The Google Looker Connector pairs Looker's semantic data modelling with Tableau's visualisation layer
- Looker uses a proprietary semantic modelling language called LookML, which some parts of Google require for processing large datasets
- Organisations can access governed Looker data directly within Tableau with no manual exports needed
- The connector is generally available across Tableau Cloud, Desktop and Tableau Prep, so you can do additional data prep on top of the Looker connection

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-now-has-a-google-looker-connector-dataanalysis-tableau-salesforce

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