Tableau In, SQL Out: The Tableau Data Lifecycle – Simple Aggregates, Disaggregate Measures & Simple Filters
Tableau is a great piece of software geared towards business users and rapid, iterative data analysis. Its interface makes it as easy as never before to connect to a vast number of different data sources and create stunning and meaningful visualizations. But what’s happening in Tableau’s engine room when you drop that blue pill on […]
The European Refugee Crisis Visualised in Tableau
I joined InterWorks a few months ago and wanted to create my first Tableau Public entry about a topic close to my heart. I came to the UK 15 years ago from China with my parents, who were seeking a better life in the west as economic migrants, and the current refugee crisis resonated with […]
Playing with Maps in Tableau: Making Mapping Really Interactive
A few weeks ago, during one of the Tableau sessions we like to do between BI consultants at InterWorks, Dave showed a Tableau trick he used to make map visualisations in Tableau more dynamic and intuitive for the end user. The trick was a smart use of a blending on the level of detail to swap between […]
OK Freewheel 2016 as Told by Social Media
Call us gluttons for punishment, but there’s just something about cycling with your friends and coworkers across the state in the oppressive heat that really creates some lasting memories. You may have heard, but only a week-and-a-half ago, Team InterWorks completed their second consecutive OK Freewheel bike tour. The tour always occurs in the dead […]
PYD11 – Nolen Akerman – Senior Data Scientist
Nolen Akerman, Senior Data Scientist, joins Dan Murray and talks about rethinking long-form visualizations with immersion rooms, replaying the weather with Tableau, how analytics and IT can coexist, and the benefits of being involved in a user group.
They Ate the Whole Thing(s): Visualizing Nathan’s Hotdog Eating Championship in Tableau
Yesterday, Nathan’s had their annual hotdog eating championship in Coney Island, New York. The men’s winner was the dominant Joey Chestnut who consumed 70 hotdogs in 10 minutes. Ladies winner Miki Sudo ate 39 hotdogs. Ouch! I think that I’d need more than one antacid after that kind of self-abuse. Thanks to FiveThirtyEight for their inspirational […]
What the Dell and EMC Merger Means for InterWorks and You
You may have heard the buzz lately about a gigantic merger in the IT world. A few months back, Dell announced that they would be acquiring EMC for $67 billion. That’s a lot of dough, but the benefits seem like they’ll be well worth the price tag. This new merger essentially means that together, as […]
Material Design and Tableau
Have you ever interacted with Google/Android’s gorgeous visual identity and wondered, “What is this, and how can I make Tableau look like that?” If your answer was a resounding yes, let me walk you through how we go about answering both the “What?” and the “How?” of Material Design, Google’s new visual language. What Is […]
The Freewheel Foodie
I peer over my extended gut, leaning slightly forward with my head almost resting on the wall examining the digital output of by Bluetooth scale. Five pounds? How could I have gained five pounds in the last week? I was one day removed from a second annual effort pedaling my bicycle across the state of […]
3 Reasons Why You Should Want a Data Warehouse
I hear a lot of reasons people avoid a data warehouse: It takes too long to build, data warehouse projects are expensive and often end in failure, I’m good with a dedicated table to support each of my reports. In future posts, we’ll look more closely at some of these justifications to avoid a data warehouse, […]