Portals for Tableau New Feature Spotlight: On-Premises Analytics Tracking
Everyone is familiar with Google Analytics for tracking web usage. However, some organizations have policies that don’t allow for that data to be collected by a third party or don’t like Google Analytics for some other reason. For instance, maybe Google Analytics forgot to send you a birthday card last year and you haven’t forgotten. Whatever […]
The Basics of Loading Data into Snowflake
For the second post in my continuing series on Snowflake, I wanted to expand on some concepts covered in my JSON post. Last month, I walked you through how to work with JSON in Snowflake and discussed the process Snowflake uses to flatten JSON arrays into a format that can be easily queried. For this […]
How to Fully Remove Microsoft Azure AD Connect
Microsoft’s Azure AD Connect is a great tool that allows admins to sync Active Directory credentials from local domain environments with Microsoft’s cloud (Azure/Office 365), eliminating the need for users to maintain separate passwords for each. While not a common occurrence, there may be reasons that you would need to remove Microsoft’s Azure AD Connect […]
Three Years at Michigan: Harbaugh’s Tenure
I grew up watching college football and always remembered that iconic maize and blue. Now as an adult, Michigan football is somewhat of a family tradition. I watch their games every Saturday during the year with my friends and family, occasionally making the trip up to Ann Arbor to watch them play in one of […]
Using Alteryx to Create the (Almost) Ideal Dataset for an Ottawa Data Viz
Ottawa: Capital city to our neighbor to the north, Canada. Home to astronauts, comedians, musicians and more. The University of Ottawa educated the greatest game show host of all time, Alex Trebek, who studied philosophy (presumably because he couldn’t major in trivia). But most exciting of all, Ottawa is home to an excellent open data catalogue. […]
A Solution to Tableau Line Charts with Missing Data Points
A question that seems to come up every so often as a consultant is around how Tableau doesn’t show data where there is no data. Sounds kinda obvious, doesn’t it? But let’s frame this slightly differently and we can see that whilst this does make sense, it can be a bit of an annoyance. Let’s […]
Advance with Assist: Context Filters and LOD Calculations
“My LOD calculation results are not matching up during QA, and I can’t figure out what’s different. Can we hop on a screenshare to discuss?” We hopped on a screenshare with the client. Upon reviewing the two views with her, everything appeared to be in order at first glance. However, since the reports were built […]
How to Get the Most from Your Tableau Conference Experience
Two weeks ago, I attended my first Tableau Conference in London. I really enjoyed three fantastic days and decided to write a short blog about it, sharing some tips on how to be well prepared. But first, here’s a fun recap video I put together about InterWorks Europe’s experience: Plan Ahead, Use the Tableau Conference App […]
Makeover Monday: The NBA’s Soft Salary Cap
The #makeovermonday project, led by Andy Kriebel and Eva Murray, puts out a public data set each week, challenging data vizzers to find a different way to present the data. It’s a great way to practice your visualization skills and force yourself to work with new types of data. They recommend time-boxing yourself and only […]
Alternative Fuel Stations Across the US
Was anyone else fascinated with the American sitcom “The Jetsons” growing up? I know I was. The imaginative, futuristic world was so captivating to me, making me wonder if we would ever have holograms or talking robots. I was most intrigued by the flying cars, how they worked, how they were fueled and if they […]