Questions from Tableau Training: Moving Column Headers to the Top of the View
“Tableau is an Excel complement, not an Excel replacement.” Whenever I teach a training class, I make this point multiple times throughout the course. Each tool has its own set of specialties and comparative advantages that should govern usage. Or, put more simply, there are situations where Excel is the best tool to solve the […]
Tableau and Snowflake: A Match Made in Data Heaven
If you’ve followed any of my previous blog posts, it’s pretty obvious that I am beyond excited about Snowflake. I have been working with the cloud data warehouse for about four months now, and it has consistently made my life easier. Today I am extremely excited to discuss how my love for Snowflake complements one […]
Get Schooled at TC18
Although I’ve attended Tableau Conference as an InterWorks client before, this is going to be my first TC as an IW employee, and I couldn’t be more excited to see my former students and hear what they’ve been up to with Tableau. It’s like a class reunion—catching up with friends and colleagues in the data […]
InterWorks Is Ready to Mix Things Up at Tableau Conference 2018
It’s almost time. The biggest event on our calendar in October. No, it’s not Halloween. It’s not Daylight Savings. It’s not any single sports events. It’s not even your birthday, should it fall in October (we wish you a good one all the same). It’s the 2018 Tableau Conference in New Orleans! TC18 is a […]
How Rich Are the Crazy Rich Asians of Singapore?
Two months ago, my wife and I got married, moved across the world and started new jobs—all within TEN DAYS! Stressful, but all of that was worth it because we now live in Singapore, an amazing country that has received international attention for being the setting of Crazy Rich Asians, a global movie phenomenon and […]
InterWorks Anticipates 13th Annual InnoTech Oklahoma
That most wonderful time of the year is drawing closer: InnoTech Oklahoma! This year’s event takes place on November 1 and returns to the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. This annual conference is the premier event for the region’s sharpest business and technology professionals to gather for a full day of learning, innovation, hands-on […]
Denver Startup Week 2018: The Best Conference You Didn’t Know About
Another great Denver Startup Week has come to a close with over 16,000 registrants engaging in all aspects of the weeklong event. The event brings together people from all realms into one energized and inspired week—small businesses and major corporations, job seekers and hiring managers, mentors and mentees, presenters and panelists, innovators and creators, and […]
PYD68 – Tableau Conference 2018 with David Pires
Well, Tableau Conference is almost here and we’re so excited to meet you down in New Orleans. In preparation for all that jazz, David Pires, our own Tableau Social Media Ambassador, chats with a host of attendees that are as excited as we are. Our fantastic guests are: Sarah Bartlett & Lorna Eden Lindsay Betzendahl & […]
Heatmaps and Heat Maps and Highlights, Oh My!
Let’s talk Tableau. As an accredited Tableau instructor (and a self-proclaimed Hermione Granger), I’ve got a question that just won’t leave my mind: it has to do with heat maps and highlight tables. But first, a little background on those chart types. In Tableau Desktop I: Fundamentals, instructors teach two visual variations of comparing metrics […]
Tableau User Adoption: Lessons from Swiss Re
When talking about data-driven culture deployment and Tableau user adoption, there are many components that can contribute to the overall process and help make it successful. One of these components is educating users. Many of us at InterWorks are certified Tableau trainers, and we are constantly looking into how we can help our students learn […]