Recently, I have been involved in working with larger datasets. Anyone who has done extensive data preparation with datasets at scale, in order to get the data cleaned and shaped for Tableau visualization purposes, will soon realize the importance of a workbook performance budget. When I’m...
Snowflake recently started supporting a whole range of new private connectivity functionality when interacting with Azure, and as a security-conscious architect I really couldn't be happier. We've already seen private connectivity support between Azure and Snowflake in other ways, such as the following: Configure Azure Private...
In one of its newer releases from 2024 (version 2024.2 to be exact), Tableau began to offer Viz Extensions. These are newly offered chart types, which are available as point-and-click selections from within the Marks cards area. Essentially, they are powered by web applications that...
Ever wonder what the pros and cons of dark mode versus light mode dashboards in Tableau might be? I think ultimately, it boils to personal preference. That’s exactly my point. Stay with me as I discuss why users might prefer one over the other. First, a dark...
When it comes to the business intelligence sphere, InterWorks provides quite an array of services and solutions. From foundational data engineering and data architecture to helping clients create beautiful dashboards, it’s truly end to end. One area we’ve seen explode in recent years is an increased...
One of our biggest projects this year was a white paper collaboration between InterWorks and dbt, one of the most important players in the data space at the moment, titled "Semantic Layers in Action: Real-World Use Cases and Business Impact." Nor surprisingly, for white paper...
When I teach LODs in Tableau trainings, I usually set the expectation that it will take a while (and a lot of practice) before students will understand what is going on. That still stands. Teaching the pure concept, though, we can do in ten minutes....
This summer, the European Union (EU) has released a new regulation regarding the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in order to protect EU citizens. The Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), with the official name "Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the...
Continuing on with our favorite projects this year, I swung by our Curator team to hit up Curator Engineer Kate An and find out what her favorite project was this year. To my surprise, her answer was less a project in the traditional sense, and...
Disclaimer: I use Tableau Desktop for 99% of my workbooks. I have been thinking lately about being a more efficient developer with my dashboards, which goes hand-in-hand with having workbook performance front-of-mind. Along those lines, this blog post is a collection of tips and tricks that...
As we end the year by wrapping up projects, getting ready for the holidays and looking toward the future, we here at InterWorks wanted to take a quick step back and review some of the projects that stuck out to us over 2024. Be they...
A video version of this blog is available here: Typically, the customization of Top N filters in Tableau involves allowing the user to pick the number of records, or N, that shows in a visualization. What if we could add even more customization by allowing the...
This blog could well begin with a familiar dilemma for any data analyst, with two split messages: a) a Superman-like figure armed with what I've learned and thought I'll need in my daily work b) a somewhat disappointed knowledge worker finding out what I'll be...
In the newsletter I usually send out at the end of the month for the blog (which you can subscribe to via the banner at the bottom of the page), I filled the intro with Halloween-themed puns that, quite frankly, were frighteningly spooktacular. I will...
This blog topic was born out of a training course I delivered which always brings new questions and observations. No matter how often I do them, I'm always learning something myself. It concerns the ability to expose sets once they been created to allow end...
As data breaches and cyber threads continue to rise, securing your data has become a top priority for businesses and organisations across all industries. Whether you want to safeguard sensitive customer data, protect your intellectual property or need to adhere to regulatory requirements, protecting your...
ThoughtSpot is a next-generation BI tool that addresses a specific pain point that almost all data practitioners have encountered — by the time an analytics solution is ready for me and my team to use, the business needs have changed. Can't we just get direct...
Corporate AI Projects are High Risk, High Return McKinsey report that the adoption of AI within businesses has surged in the last year, with 72% of companies now using AI in at least one business function (ref). There's a problem though: Most internal AI initiatives fail to...
In the video below, I go over how to implement a dynamic date axis in Power BI, giving the user the ability to show daily, monthly and yearly views of their data. This is especially useful for trends and timelines for seeing how your data...
Great dashboards engage users and encourage exploration and discovery. A great way to do this is using interactivity. Let’s look into how to achieve this with different BI tools. Interactivity in Tableau In Tableau this can be achieved with dashboard actions. There are a number of actions...
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