Defending Desktop I: 5 Reasons Why Every Tableau User Should Take ‘Fundamentals’
Are you considering taking a Tableau training course? If so, then I need 15 minutes of your time. Hi, I’m a Tableau trainer. I’ve taught students from all over the world, both in person and virtually. I spend most of my day working with Tableau and thinking of ways to help other people work in […]
Data Viz: Mapping D.C. #Potholepalooza 2016
Spring is here in D.C. For most people, that means any number of things – from the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Rock n’ Roll Marathon, patio dining or, for those as unlucky as I, horrendous seasonal allergies. But, there’s one recurring tradition from D.C. government that certainly deserves attention every spring … #Potholepalooza! Started since 2009, […]
Questions from Tableau Training: Combining Measures into a Single Line
Time for another question from Tableau Training, this time a question asked by Daniel from a DII: Intermediate course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: “I want to show my actual sales on a line graph, but I also want to combine that to show budgeted sales after today’s date.” Let’s put on our crime solving hat […]
Tableau Deep Dive: Dates – Week-by-Week Comparison
In our final article in the Deep Dive on Dates, we’ll explore how to take a start date for different products and normalize it to a wee- by-week comparison from week one forward. This article was inspired by one of my Desktop I: Fundamentals students from a Melbourne Public class last year. They worked for […]
PYD27 – Remembering Hans Rosling
We take a moment — actually, a whole show — to remember Hans Rosling, who passed away on Feb. 7, 2017. Ben and Dan talk about their most memorable moments with Hans and attempt to imagine where the world of data is headed, as Hans did.
Is an EV in Your Future?
Electric vehicles have been selling in significant numbers for several years. Tesla has made a splash in the ultra-luxury market with the Model S, and they took deposits from excited buyers amounting to over $15 billion of backlog for the mass market Model 3 sedan. GM, Nissan and BMW have also been selling all electric cars […]
Chicago Cubs 2016 Season in Review
As far back as I can remember, the Chicago Cubs were, to me, family. From my grandfather and father growing up spending summer days taking the L down to Addison, grabbing a bleacher seat and hand-scoring the game. They got to watch the greats play the beautiful game: Williams, Jenkins, Santo and Mr. Cub himself, Banks. […]
Tulsa Tableau User Group Revitalized
After a long period of inactivity, the Tulsa Tableau User Group (TUG) finally reconvened last night at the InterWorks Tulsa office! About 15 people from healthcare, education, technology and energy attended the meeting, including Roark Bradley and John Demby from Tableau. Over the classic combination of pizza (from Andolini’s across the street) and beer, the […]
InterWorks Tulsa Breaks in New Cherry Street Office Space
Above: The official ribbon cutting for our new Tulsa office. Today was a milestone for InterWorks Tulsa as we officially christened our new office space! The space, located in Tulsa’s hip Cherry Street district, is set on the second floor of a two-story brick building atop several restaurants. To help us celebrate our new digs, […]
Tableau Remains Highly Ranked in 2017 Gartner Magic BI Quadrant
Gartner recently released their 2017 BI Magic Quadrant, a simple quadrant graph that shows how each major BI platform is rated in relation to each other. The platforms are judged primarily by two metrics: execution and completeness of vision. It should come as no surprise that for yet another year, Tableau is towards the top of the pile. […]