A Better Alternative to Algorithms in Business Intelligence
Ready for some magic? Think of a number. Subtract 1. Multiply the result by 3. Add 12. Divide that number by 3. Add 5. Subtract the original number you thought of. And the answer is … 8 It’s a pretty rubbish magic trick, and, of course, the answer is always 8 regardless of the starting […]
InterWorks Blog Roundup – May 2020
What we could all use right now is a deep breath. While we can’t pause reality or stop the days from progressing, we can spare a moment to be still. As you do, we hope you can find some helpful resources from May’s blog roundup. At InterWorks, we know that we’re only able to move […]
Master Class Q&A: Why Snowflake?
We’re currently in the midst of an exciting series of virtual Master Classes with Snowflake. Some good questions were posed during the first session, Why Snowflake? There were so good, in fact, that we decided to highlight some of them here, so even if you weren’t able to attend the event, you can still reap […]
Solving Issues of Case Sensitivity in Matillion
If you are a Matillion user, chances are that you have been in the following situation before. You build an entire pipeline and meticulously design each and every aspect to transform your data in the perfect way. At the end of your job, a nice data source is created that is ready to provide some […]
Zero to Snowflake: Automated Clustering in Snowflake
One of Snowflake’s key selling points is automated clustering. However, it’s not immediately clear what this actually means. It’s easy to make the assumption that you will never need to think about how your data is clustered, and this is generally the case for tables under 1TB. But if you have tables larger than this […]
Out of Office: My RollerCoaster Tycoon Hobby
When it comes to hobbies and choosing fun activities to fill our free time with, some of our favorites involve a return to childhood. Whether it’s the simplicity, liberation or silliness of being a child, or it’s actually something we did as children, these kinds of hobbies can hit the spot in ways that other […]
Small Changes, Big Impact: Quick Tableau Dashboard Tips
When it comes to creating a dashboard in Tableau, your options are endless. It can be a time-consuming, and sometimes overwhelming, task to consider all of the ways you can customize your data visualization. Colors, calculations, filters, icons, menus … it’s a lot to sift through. Quick and Easy Tableau Dashboard Tricks In this video, […]
COVID-19 Data Viz: U.S. County Hotspots
NOTE: The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to evolve. This data visualization is no longer being updated, and we recommend the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center for regularly updated data and information. Last week, a White House pandemic task force report was leaked to the media, showing that coronavirus infection rates were spiking to new highs in […]
COVID-19 Data Viz: The Impact of Coronavirus on U.S. Deaths
NOTE: The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to evolve. This data visualization is no longer being updated, and we recommend the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center for regularly updated data and information. What is the impact of COVID-19 on deaths in the United States? As many states complete their second month of lockdown, and millions of people […]
Veeam NAS Backup: Integrating with Dell EMC Isilon
Those of us who have been in the backup realm a long time remember when Veeam Backup and Replication (Veeam B&R) was one of the top backup vendors for virtualized environments. Fast-forward to today: Veeam B&R is now considered to be an enterprise-grade solution that is one of the leading backup vendors. They can now […]
