The Tableau Performance Checklist: Data – Keep Analysis Simple
The first topic we’ll be covering in this new series is Data, and the first point on the checklist is as follows: “Keep analysis simple. Work with a subset of your data. Extract a sample if needed.” The old adage, “Keep It Simple, Stupid” is just as true in Tableau dashboard design as it is […]
InterWorks and Criteo: A Big Deployment at a Big Company
Show this in French At Criteo, everything seems to be measured in billions. Last year, the company generated 741 billion ads; reaching 1 billion Internet users with targeted ads and acquiring $19 billion in post-click sales. It’s not just the statistics that are massive. With over 60 analysts, their Business Intelligence team is also pretty […]
“An Interview with The Caravan Club”
Established in 1907, the Caravan Club was founded by ten men and one woman and is one of the few organisations that has maintained its same titles and goals since it first opened its doors. Now, over a hundred years later, the Caravan Club is the largest caravanning organisation in Europe. With over 3,000 […]
InterWorks Named Tableau’s 2014 VAR Partner of the Year for North and South America
Last week, InterWorks’ leadership returned from the 2015 Tableau Partner Summit in Las Vegas with an impressive piece of hardware: Tableau’s 2014 VAR Partner of the Year for North and South America award! That makes 2014 the second consecutive year in which we’ve been recognized for delivering the best Tableau services around. Still, we’ve been […]
10 Questions for Tableau Trainer Extraordinaire Sarah Nell
I met Sarah last year while doing book tour speeches in the Midwest. She drove from Milwaukee to Madison to attend my talk there and the next day in Milwaukee. She was a Tableau Consultant at the time working for a Tableau Partner in Milwaukee that sponsored the event. It was apparent to me that […]
DataGravity Discovery Series Solution Short: Data Protection
This is the fourth post in yet another blog series covering DataGravity’s Discovery Series. We’re calling this group our “Discovery Series Solution Shorts,” and these posts give you a broad overview of key features found in the Discovery Series. This post focuses on how DataGravity enhances your data governance capabilities. You can view all posts […]
Tableau Essentials: Formatting Tips – Maps
We’ve covered symbol maps and filled maps in our review of all of the different types of chart types in earlier articles. Today, we’re going to look at some of the formatting options you can apply to your maps beyond formatting the marks and fills. Let’s start with a simple map, exploring sales across the continental United States. We’ve […]
Tableau Recognized as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Third Consecutive Year
Tableau purchased Power Tools in 2019. Contact Us for more information. Can you say, three-peat? Gartner just released their annual Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics, and wouldn’t you know it, Tableau was listed as a Leader yet again. That makes this the third consecutive year in which Tableau has landed in the Leaders category. […]
I Hate When Tableau Does That: Calculated Fields Edition
Calculated fields are a staple of almost every workbook I create. There’s always a need to add a field to the original set of dimensions or measures to either enhance a visualization or to add powerful analysis on the fly without having to re-write the original data set. Here’s an example often used in the […]
Drill Down and Up by Date Inside of a Tableau Line Chart
Hierarchies in Tableau are a great way to offer a high-level summary with the option to drill down into the data. For example, in the Sample Superstore extract, you can go from feeling great about Technology sales to worrying about losing money on DFX-8500 printers in seconds! In line charts, you can drill down inside […]