Quantified Office: Part 1 – Experimenting with Motion
We live in an amazing world. Anything and everything can be monitored; usually without us even knowing. Just the other day, I installed an app on my smart phone and realized that my phone had been quietly recording my daily step count for years! In our phones, we find countless apps that will measure anything […]
PYD02 – Alberto Cairo – Knight Chair and Author
Alberto Cairo, Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the University of Miami, joins Dan Murray to talk about his new book The Truthful Art, crafting the story, design and infographics, real-time data technology and who he would bring with him to a deserted island.
InterWorks’ Behfar Jahanshahi Recognized as One of Oklahoma’s Most Admired CEOs
A little over a week ago, The Journal Record recognized InterWorks CEO Behfar Jahanshahi as one of Oklahoma’s “Most Admired CEOs” for 2016. Behfar was among 30 Oklahoman CEOs acknowledged for their leadership, integrity and overall positive impact on the state’s business community. Awards were presented during an awards banquet at the Embassy Suites in […]
PYD01 – Tableau Your Data! with Dan Murray
Dan Murray, author of Tableau Your Data!, joins fellow consultant Tim Costello to talk about the second edition of TYD!, life on the road and what’s going on in the industry.
The Tableau Performance Checklist: Dashboard Layout – Fix Dashboard Size
In our last guideline, we’ll revisit another tip on how your dashboard’s layout can impact performance: “Fix dashboard size relative to end-user consumption. Automatic sizing is less efficient than specifying dashboard size.” It’s not all about size … though I’ve heard it’s mightily important. Automatic Sizing There is a setting for size in the bottom […]
Visualizing the Golf Drive in Tableau
The 2016 golf season is starting to pick up speed. In just a couple of months, the first major of the year, The Masters, kicks off at Augusta and with it the race for the FedEx Cup. Being a golf nut, I’ve always wanted to create a visualization of PGA Tour stats. Thankfully, PGA.com has some impressive […]
Questions from Tableau Training: The Small Grey Bar Within a Quick Filter
A common question that comes up trainings is: ”What does the small grey bar within the quick filter box represent?” Using quick filters is one of the easiest ways to provide end users with the ability to control what they want to see. Although they are quick, they are not always recommended when optimizing your reports. […]
The Tableau Performance Checklist: Dashboard Layout – Limit Number of Worksheets
We are onto our last category of the Tableau Performance Checklist, Dashboard Layout. For our next guideline: “Limit the number of worksheets on a dashboard. If you have more than four visualizations on a dashboard, strongly reconsider.” Let’s begin! Dashboarding or Dash-boring The allure of putting as much information on a single dashboard to create the Dashboard […]
10 Questions for Chicago TUG Founder Rina Bongsu-Petersen
I discovered Rina in 2009 because she was the winner of Tableau’s first visualization contest for a dashboard called “Fit and Fat in America.” I called her in to do an interview for a blog post. We spoke for over an hour, but our Tableau/BI consulting business hit an inflection point that month, and I never got around to writing the blog […]
What Is Digital Forensics?
About two weeks ago, InterWorks was once again asked to speak at a lunch and learn event where I presented on digital forensics and its application at an organization level. But what exactly is digital forensics? Digital forensics, also known as computer forensics, is probably a little different than what you have in mind. When […]
