The simplest way to obtain a developer instance for the Wave Analytics Cloud is to use this link: https://developer.salesforce.com/promotions/orgs/wave-de. These instances can be used to experiment with and understand the Analytics Cloud product. For our discussion, we will assume that the reader will sign up for developer instances using the provided link. The process of signing up involves filling in your details, such as company name, a valid email, and a desired username.
If you are an Integrated Software Vendor (ISV) partner, you can create an organization from your environment hub, which will have Wave enabled; if you are an SI (System Integrator) partner, you can use the success community analytics Chatter group and request a Wave enabled organization.
The first thing you will notice in an org with Wave enabled is an application with the...