InterWorks Expert Hotline for Tableau…
Having difficulty unlocking the true potential of Tableau? Do you spend minutes/hours staring at the screen and thinking, “this should be easier than it is” or “how do I do this?!”, well you’re not alone. Tableau in its own right is an awesome piece of software, however, there can be moments when we all […]
InterWorks Presents Data Strategy Session at DRIVE/2015
A little over two weeks ago, several InterWorks BI leaders attended the Drive/2015 Conference. The mission of Drive/ is to bring together IT and data professionals from all industries to foster new ideas and relationships. Key areas of focus include data, reporting, information, visualization and exchange. Given our wealth of data experience, InterWorks was asked […]
RBS 6 Nations 2015 – Breakdown by Game
I think it’s safe to say that the dust has FINALLY settled on this year’s RBS 6 Nations Championship. What started with a whimper almost 7 weeks ago in Cardiff, ended in what can only be described as an earth shattering explosion of top class Rugby on probably,* the best Super Saturday we are ever likely […]
10 Questions for Tableau Visionnaire Gaëlle Periat
After completing my first book, I enjoyed traveling all over North America and Europe speaking at companies and Tableau User Groups. A big part of the fun was meeting hundreds of Tableau users. One of the first user groups to contact me to ask if I would be willing to speak was in Paris. The […]
Interacting with your Trend Line in Tableau (Part 1)
Hot topics in the world of Big Data are forecast and trend models, and Tableau has integrated both features. All it takes are two clicks, and a trend line appears – your viz instantly looks more interesting. The disadvantage of the automatic trend line is the missing interactivity. If an analyst wants to include the […]
Donut Charts in Tableau
Donut Charts bieten einen schnellen Überblick über Datenfelder mit wenigen Dimensionen. Im Wesentlichen bestehen sie aus berühmt-berüchtigten Pie Charts mit einem zusätzlichen Kreis in der Mitte – nichts Besonderes, dennoch schnell zu erstellen und richtig eingesetzt sehr nützlich und informativ. Die Segmente eines Donuts eignen sich hervorragend zum Filtern von Dashboards und zur Navigation; der freie Kreis […]
The Tableau Performance Checklist: Data – Use ‘Describe’ to Explore
In this post, we’ll be looking at one of the features that makes Tableau a great data exploration tool. So, put on your miner’s cap, and let’s go spelunking! Specifically, we’ll be covering this point in the Data section of the Tableau Performance Checklist: “Use ‘Describe’ to explore dimensions in new data sets without having […]
Aus – my journey to being a BI Consultant with InterWorks
So let’s fast forward the early bits. Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, worked for Fidelity Investments as an out of uni job blah blah. Then things started to get a lot more interesting. I started a fledgling engineering business which quickly warped and twisted its way into a games console repair company. Fun. Anyone […]
The 2015 MLB Regular Season Schedule Visualized in Tableau
The days are getting longer. The weather is getting warmer. The ice is beginning to thaw. You know what this means? The greatest time of year is right around the corner! Summer time is almost here, and with it comes baseball season! To commemorate my favorite time of year and my second favorite sport (sorry, […]
Database Popularity via Social Media
A few years ago, I decided to try to count all of the database products that were available. After spending several hours on a Friday evening trying to count all of them, I gave up at around 2 a.m., having counted 200. I classified them in my own mind as: Relational databases Non-relational databases Grid-cache […]