What I’ve Learned About Mastering a Craft
Mastering a craft is not the same as mastering a tool. Recently, I was re-named a Tableau Zen Master, but sometimes I mentally strike the word “Tableau.” The software is my tool. Data is my craft. The path to mastering anything is common to almost any skill. It takes ever-expanding knowledge put into focused practice. […]
InterWorks Earns Distinguished 2016 CRN Triple Crown Award
The news finally went public a few short days ago: InterWorks was named a 2016 CRN Triple Crown award winner! If you remember our CRN award posts earlier this year for the Solution Provider 500, Tech Elite 250 and Fast Growth 150, you can probably guess what this new award signifies. The Triple Crown award […]
PYD18 – TC16 & Austin
Tableau Zen Master Robert Rouse and Community Ambassador Derrick Austin hang out and chat about how to survive and thrive at Tableau Conference 2016. This year, Austin, TX plays host. So grab your walking shoes, a battery pack, and a bottle of water and get ready for the biggest TC ever! #data16
Exploring D.C. Census Data Using Custom Territories in Tableau 10
Greetings from Washington, D.C.! Here in the district, some of the hottest concerns for the city revolve around our population growth, shifting demographics and economic well-being. I downloaded 2010 Census data in D.C. to take a look across population, economic and housing data across all D.C. zip codes. Using Tableau 10’s new custom territories feature, […]
Video Tutorial: Creating a Combined Axis Chart in Tableau
In this quick video tutorial, I show you how to creat a combined axis chart in Tableau – a chart that allows you to put two separate measures on the same axis.
Scaling Tableau Dashboards on High-Res Monitors
Scenario: You’ve just purchased a new laptop with an amazing high resolution display. Woo hoo! However, when you start up Tableau, something looks a bit fishy: Figure 1: Hmmmm … This seems to compound when you open a dashboard: Figure 2: YIKES!! When opening Dashboards, Tableau is scaling the dashboards in accordance with your new […]
Video Tutorial: Creating a Parameter in Tableau
In this brief video, I walk through the four steps to creating a parameter in Tableau: Create the parameter control Show the parameter control Use the parameter in a calculated field Use the calculated field in the view Follow along in the video to see how easy it is!
Using Big Data to Tackle Big Goals: How Data Analytics Can Help Countries Confront Health Emergencies
I’ve just returned from Vietnam, and I’d like to share a story with you. This story involves hundreds of people from countries all over the world, working together for a common cause. First, let’s talk about a very common, little pest known as the aedes aegypti. Aedes Aegypti The aedes aegypti is a type of […]
InterWorks Blog Roundup – September 2016
Ahhh, September! School is in full swing for the youngsters and the weather is finally starting to cool down. That said, the InterWorks blog is just heating up. Check out all our content from last month below: News InterWorks Rakes in Metro 50 and Best Places to Work in Oklahoma Honors for Yet Another Year Tableau […]
InterWorks Rakes in Metro 50 and Best Places to Work in Oklahoma Honors for Yet Another Year
We’re at the height of the 2016 award season, and InterWorks just raked in two new awards this week! Ok, well, they’re not technically new, considering we’ve won both for multiple years in a row now, but they are new for 2016! What are these awards? Being named to the Oklahoma City Metro 50 and […]