Tableau Software announced that it has launched two new regions in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) for the fully hosted SaaS offering, Tableau Online. These new regions will provide customers with enhanced performance and new choices in data locality. Located in Tokyo, Japan, and Sydney, Australia, these are Tableau’s first regions in APJ and fifth worldwide including the United States and Europe, serving cloud-based analytics to new and existing Tableau Online customers across APJ. The launch of the new regions in APJ helps reduce the distance between a customer’s data and their analytics service. The strategic placement in APJ reduces latency, with shorter load times and faster extract refreshes for customers. In line with Tableau’s commitment to strengthen data protection for all customers, the regions make it easier for customers to comply with regional data residency regulations. The regions are now available to both new and existing Tableau Online customers, who have the option to select their preferred location when setting up their Tableau Online site.