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Great dashboards start with great stories, but how much do we think about that story before we open up Tableau or PowerPoint? Many of us are guilty of dashboarding without purpose, which can limit the impact of what we produce. So, in this webinar, we...

There are several ways to set permissions on folders in a Linux machine. Many Linux experts with far more knowledge than myself have already created tons of online resources to discuss this topic, so this is just a quick overview of configuring privileges to directories...

The summer update of the Tableau platform has given us a few new features for Tableau Server, as well as for Tableau Desktop. Let’s have a look at what was released: Notification Integration with Slack: Notifications for alerts, @mentions and sharing; visit our blog post...

When using Matillion to load data into Snowflake, temporary stages are often created in Snowflake to store the data before it lands in the destination table. Often, this is not an issue as Matillion provides a handy load option called "Clean Staged Files," which cleans...

Daten sind selten perfekt. Und wie wir wissen, kommt es auf die Vorbereitung an – mit schlecht aufbereiteten Daten riskieren wir langsame oder ungenaue Ergebnisse. In einer idealen Welt würden wir unsere Datenvorbereitung in der Datenquelle selbst oder in etwas wie Tableau Data Prep erstellen,...

After you’ve finished setting up your dbt environment and begun working in dbt, you may find that you’ll need more than just the basics. As mentioned in The Transformational Power of dbt in Analytics, dbt allows data teams to leverage the capabilities of software engineering teams. Here,...

In the previous post, we discussed the benefits of supplementing traditional to-date reporting periods with rolling periods. In this post, we will dive into the optimal practices (and not-so-optimal practices) for creating the logic for effective Date Selection calculations in Tableau Desktop. Common Date Functions Before we...

We have all seen this problem in data transformation: names automatically becoming CAPITALISED NAMES or all lowercase names. If we have a list of cities consisting of only one word, it is quite straightforward to capitalise the first one using the following code: UPPER(left([Data],1)) + LOWER(right([data],LEN([data])-1)) However,...

InterWorks recently joined Dremio’s Global Partner Network, so naturally we’re here to give you a rundown of what Dremio is and when you’d look to use it. Check out our post announcing this new partnership. Dremio is a SQL Lakehouse Platform that features a shared semantic...

Tableau is committed to helping people see and understand data. This translates into many things: building products with intuitive platforms, making AI available in a no-code/low-code environment and investing in data literacy and governance, just to name a few. Ultimately, it’s about removing barriers between...

Does any of this feel familiar? Our end users struggle to find the dashboards they’re looking for in my Tableau Server / Tableau Cloud environment. Stakeholders are confused as to which dashboard(s) should be the source of the truth for reporting. Stakeholders aren’t sure what...

Often when working with Matillion Support or investigating other Matillion issues, you will need to retrieve the logs from the Matillion virtual machine. This could be for several reasons, including: The logs available through the UI may be trimmed whilst the virtual machine itself stores...

SSH (Secure Socket Shell) is a network protocol that can be used to securely access other machines across a network. From our perspective, using SSH can be valuable, especially if you're looking to interact with Linux virtual machines such as Matillion servers. For example, SSH...

When I do lead a Tableau Desktop training, the very first thing we do within the tool, is build a simple bar chart. It’s pretty straightforward; Drag a measure onto your Rows shelf, and there it is. As the margin for error is even lower than with placing the...

Recently, we hosted a webinar that focused on the anchoring question of, What is data prep and what tools can help me with it? “The goal is to turn data into information and information into insight” – Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett Packard We feel like this...

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