This blog post is Human-Centered Content: Written by humans for humans.

Ah, December! The month that was once ruled by many festive holidays is now ruled by quite a different cultural phenomenon: the release of everyone’s Spotify Wrapped.

However you feel about Spotify Wrapped these days, there’s no denying that it taps into a very effective mode of communication that’s been employed for ages. Recaps, rollups, listicles and summaries all come in many different forms. As humans, we love taking stock of our favorite things and seeing what others’ favorite things are, as well.

It’s at this point that you’re probably wondering how I’m going to shoehorn something like Spotify Wrapped with InterWorks. While you’re not entirely off the mark, I’m going to spare you from co-opting Spotify’s branding and language and simply share a few lists of our top-performing content for 2024. No auto-generated playlists, no adjective-laden mood analyses and certainly no “dynamic” AI podcast hosts – just some ordered lists with a bit of commentary.

Whenever making end-of-year lists that involve ranking content pieces, there are about a million ways to slice and dice the data, as well as many variables to consider. For this post, we’re going to keep it simple and rank by top-level metrics like pageviews for blog posts, downloads for downloadable content, attendees for webinars and reactions for LinkedIn posts.

Our hope is that you find these content pieces useful as so many others have, but I’d also encourage you to spend some time searching for the InterWorks deep cuts! The top content listed here is popular for good reason, but there are so many great content pieces worth exploring from our authors – all of which are written specifically to make your life easier.

Top Blogs Published in 2024

Not going to lie, differentiating between top blog posts for 2024 and top blog posts among post published in 2024 can make my head hurt a little, despite it being a relatively easy filtering process. Below you’ll find the latter.

Some interesting trend notes here are that 2024 is the first year that our team has publicly written about Power BI, and it’s clear that our audience was receptive to that! Tableau topics are always a hit, as well, and it’s also worth pointing out that Snowflake tips remain a very hot topic (see what I did there?).

Anyways, here’s the top 10:

1. Power BI Case Statements
2. Creating Navigation Buttons in Power BI Using Page Navigator
3. The Medallion Data Architecture
4. Snowflake Network Rules Restrict Access to Specific Private Endpoints
5. Snowflake Row Access Policies Demystified
6. Snowflake External Access: Send Alerts to Teams
7. How to Build a Report in Power BI Desktop
8. Exploring Tableau Pulse to Replace Traditional Dashboards
9. Snowflake External Access: Retrieve Data from an API
10. Tableau Hacks: Multi-Value Parameters

2024 Top Blogs Viewed This Year

This one is easy. Below, you’ll find the most viewed blogs for 2024, regardless of publish date. This is a list that usually doesn’t fluctuate too much, but there are still some interesting insights to be had.

The number one spot you see below has remained a pretty permanent fixture over the years, as well as the other Tableau posts. While Tableau is always evolving, some concepts remain evergreen. The big surprise this year is having three SSH blog posts in the mix from 2021. That might merit further analysis!

Here’s the list:

1. Case Statements vs. IF Statements in Tableau (2015)
2. Setting Up SSH Agent in Windows for Passwordless GIT Authorization (2021)
3. How to Enable SSH Commands in Windows (2021)
4. The Basics of Sheet Swapping in Tableau Desktop (2021)
5. A Quick and Easy Way to Get Active Directory Counts (2018)
6. How to Access a Linux Virtual Machine via SSH from Windows (2021)
7. The Ultimate Guide to Year-Over-Year Comparisons in Tableau (2019)
8. Tableau Essentials: Chart Types – Symbol Map (2014)
9. Understanding Previous Value in Tableau (2021)
10. Tableau Essentials: Chart Types – Circle View (2014)

2024 Top Downloadable Content

We’ve dabbled with downloadable content in the post, mostly running it through the InterWorks blog, but this year we made a concerted effort to differentiate what goes on the blog vs. content that feels a little different, whether it comes in the form of a printable checklist or detailed white paper and guides. Regardless of the format, these pieces are built to provide targeted insight borne from years of cross-functional, on-the-ground experience.

Here’s what we have:

1. Tableau Dashboard Optimization Checklist
2. Semantic Layers in Action: Real-World Use Cases & Business Impact
3. The 5 Biggest Pain Points for Data & Analytics Leaders
4. Tableau Cloud Migration Checklist
5. Level Up in Tableau Desktop
6. Getting Started in Tableau Desktop

2024 Top Webinars Attended

Our live webinar events are always fascinating and cover a wide variety of topics. I’ll add that seeing our consultants live and in their element really takes knowledge acquisition to the next level. Heck, I even entered the webinar fray this year with a new monthly “Data Forum” series alongside the incomparable Annabelle Rincon!

Here are the top webinars by live attendance this year:

1. Go! Tableau (Nov. 20)
2. Data Forum: How Classic Learning Tools and AI Can Enable Data Visualizers (Sep. 24)
3. Tableau Cloud Migration Readiness (June 6)
4. Go! Tableau (Sept. 4)
5. BI Strategy: Assessing Tools & Methodologies (June 24)
6. Exploring the Semantic Layer (Nov. 25)
7. Go! Tableau (Feb. 28 / Not Listed)
8. Go! Tableau (May 15)
9. Actionable Dashboards: Leveraging Reverse ETL and Automation (Aug. 8)
10. How AI is Accelerating Success with Data Governance (Dec. 3)

2024 Top LinkedIn Posts

While the InterWorks website is certainly the hub of our collective knowledge, we are also very much part of the broader data community. The data community is perhaps our favorite thing about working in this industry, and we love seeing all the meaningful work data professionals are doing around the world as well as the things that get them excited. Below, you’ll find our LinkedIn posts of the year. It should come as no surprise that most of them involve either previewing or recapping major data and IT events.

Our top posts for your pleasure:

1. #Data24 Recap
2. InnoTech Recap
3. #Data24 Find Your Path Promo
4. Omni Partnership Announcement
5. #data24 Presenter Recap
6. Big Data London Chris Hastie Talk Recap
7. Data Village Day 1 Booth Recap
8. Data + Women Happy Hour Recap
9. Data + Women Happy Hour Promo
10. AUS Healthcare Event Recap

That’s a Wrap on 2024! What’s Next?

2025, obviously! But in all seriousness, as we put a bookend on a great 2024, we’re more excited than ever for what 2025 has in store for the world of data. At InterWorks, it feels like we’re hitting a confident stride, and I can say with some certainty that even more great data content is just around the corner. Our goal is to always provide useful information across a variety of mediums.

With that in mind, we’d love to hear your ideas for useful content! What topics are you curious about? What knowledge gaps do you need to fill? What content mediums and formats resonate with you? Head to our Contact Us page to let us know!