A Recap of the 2017 InterWorks IT Summit
Above: The InterWorks IT team gathers for the 2017 IT Summit. You may remember us mentioning our annual BI Summit back in December. Well, they’re not the only ones ascending metaphorical peaks. Just last Friday, the InterWorks IT team gathered at the OSU Alumni Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to discuss the events of 2016 and […]
Tableau Viz Showcase by Industry: K-12 Education
“Data-driving decision making” is a phrase heard in several industries, perhaps none more so than in education. In such a scrutinized field, the ability to back decisions up with data isn’t an optional luxury, it’s a necessity. The challenges that many educational organizations face are that they have a variety of data systems, a need […]
Outrage and Apathy: Presidential Election Voter Participation Visualized in Tableau
Emotions are running high right now as evidenced by the large number of people participating in the Women’s Protest Marches all over the world this past weekend. My oldest daughter is 24 years old. She wasn’t happy with the outcome of the election, but she didn’t vote. This and a Seth Godin post I read this morning got me interested […]
Tableau Viz Showcase by Industry: Finance
Perhaps one of the greatest things about Tableau is how industry-agnostic it is. Though some industries are predisposed to be more data-driven than others, Tableau is making it criminally easy for anyone in any vertical to get more from their data. As a leading Tableau consulting firm, we’ve seen this from firsthand experience, serving clients […]
Questions from Tableau Training: How Can I Customize Charts with Parameters?
Here’s a question I’ve heard often during training sessions: “How can I customize my charts with parameters?” If you’ve spent some time in Tableau you’ve most likely encountered parameters. Parameters can be an excellent addition to any workbook because they allow viewers to interact and make selections on your worksheets and dashboards. Using parameters to […]
PYD24 – Power Tools for Tableau with Zion Spencer
Tableau purchased Power Tools in 2019. Contact Us for more information. Zion Spencer, product manager for Power Tools for Tableau, joins us to talk about software development, how he and his team are gathering your feedback (hint: really cool clubs that you can join), and does his best Henry Ford impression.
Greatest Hits on the InterWorks Blog – 2016
2016 was the quite the year. We’re already over two weeks into 2017, and it seems as if we STILL haven’t quite processed everything that happened. Despite the bad taste 2016 left for many, there were some pretty awesome parts in the world of data. Data viz continues to grow in mainstream popularity, Tableau 10 dropped, […]
How I Went from Nonprofit Maven to InterWorks Director of Employee Experience
For twelve years, I was part of something so special, so greater-than-myself, that I assumed I would never, ever want to leave. I was fortunate enough to be on a team of do-gooders running a nonprofit that offered services to child victims of abuse, and every day was a roller coaster of tragedy and triumph. […]
Data Viz: Women Elected to US Congress
In 2016, the U.S. had an historic presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the first woman to run for U.S. president. While we’re still waiting on a female president in the U.S., the race led me to wonder about women in other areas of political leadership and government. Thanks to congress.gov and the […]
Data Viz: Most Popular Streams on Netflix 2016
This morning, while reading my RSS feeds, there was an interesting map showing Netflix streaming activity by state published by HSI. The visual didn’t make it easy to see the most popular show incidence. In a few minutes, I created this view in Tableau that does:
