Infosys, one of the India's leading software exporters, today announced a strategic partnership with Tableau Software, a global leader in rapid-fire, easy-to-use business analytics software. The partnership will combine the global talent pool and client reach of Infosys with Tableau's breakthrough analytics technology.

As part of the partnership, Infosys will integrate Tableau's software into the solutions it deploys to help clients unlock the power of big data. Infosys will use its global training facilities to substantially increase the number of Tableau analytics experts in the company. This will ensure that the benefits of business analytics are included within a wide range of client solutions across multiple industries.

''Tableau's mission is to help people see and understand their data, and our partnership with Infosys is an exciting step forward in doing this,'' said Christian Chabot, chief executive officer and co-founder, Tableau Software. ''Infosys' deep expertise delivering enterprise technology solutions and its global presence will help bring Tableau to more businesses and people who want to make data-driven decisions.''

''We have seen substantial interest from our clients in Tableau as a great way to bring the power of visualization and business intelligence to end-users,'' said Dr Vishal Sikka, chief executive officer and managing director, Infosys. ''We will bring our scale and expertise in mission critical enterprise software solutions, big data and in education and training, together with the power of Tableau analytics and visualization to help enterprises rethink business intelligence.''

Shares of the company gained Rs 24.55, or 0.6%, to trade at Rs 4,150.55. The total volume of shares traded was 28,971 at the BSE (11.14 a.m., Friday).