5 Tableau Table Calculation Functions That You Need to Know
In my developer mind, what takes Tableau 8 from neat to amazing is the ability to manipulate, calculate and maneuver data quickly and easily. Calculated fields allow you to compare fields, apply aggregations, apply logic, concatenate strings, convert dates or perform a myriad of other analytical and mathematical functions on your data without needing to […]
Tableau Essentials: Chart Types – Pie Chart
Pie charts are among the most popular, if terribly overused, charts in business presentations. They are best suited to show proportional or percentage relationships. When used in the right circumstance, pie charts can quickly show relative value to the other data points in the measure. Figure 1: Pie chart. The example above shows the […]
Perform a Datto Bare Metal Restore Using the StorageCraft ShadowProject ISO
Datto has a number of options for a bare metal restore. The most obvious options are listed when you go to start a bare metal restore from the Datto Web UI, USB or PXE. The following is a step-by-step guide on how to perform a volume specific bare metal restore using the ShadowProtect Recovery ISO. […]
Dell Drivers and Firmware: PowerEdge, PowerVault, C-Series – All in One Place!
If you are looking for an exhaustive collection of Dell drivers for their PowerEdge, PowerVault or C-Series hardware, look no further: http://poweredgec.com/ This is a Dell-maintained site that collects drivers for basically all of their servers in the PowerEdge line, including the C-Series and PowerVault. I’ve recently noticed that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find […]
Tableau Essentials: Chart Types – Filled Map
We’ve already covered the other type of map view in the symbol map article. Now, let’s look at the filled map chart type. The filled map is another view ideal for geographic data. Instead of circles or squares to display data points, the filled map uses shading on a country or state basis to indicate relationships. […]
Measure Names & Values in Tableau
The Value of Measures? What are Measure Names and Measure Values and how do they work? These are built in Tableau fields and they have 2 main uses or strictly speaking two variations of the same functionality. The first is a Combined Axis Chart and the second is a Crosstab with multiple measures. Combined axis […]
Data Forecasting – Behind the Voodoo
Forecasting is a word that tends to get some interesting reactions from people I meet. The most frequent reaction I think I encounter is one of slight intimidation. Forecasting has a simple point – use history to predict the most statistically likely future. When it comes to understanding the model itself, we more often than […]
InterWorks’ Dan Murray and Thomas Minnick Talk Tableau on theCUBE
InterWorks’ Director of BI Services and Tableau Zen Master, Dan Murray, recently sat down with theCUBE mobile studio during the 2014 Tableau Conference to talk Tableau. InterWorks BI Consultant, Thomas Minnick, also joined the conversation. theCUBE is the flagship show of the SiliconANGLE Network and covers the latest in technology trends and developments. You can […]
Configuring a SEPM Policy for vShield and Symantec SVA
Once vShield and the Symantec Security Virtual Appliance have been successfully deployed in an environment, the VDI policy that the SVA is using (see the Deploying vShield with the Symantec Security Virtual Appliance for where this was set) will need to be configured. This article is the fifth part of a series explaining how to […]
Make Your Data Tableau-Ready with Alteryx
I’ve seen it a dozen times in classes that I have taught. A student is digging Tableau (who doesn’t?) and all of the ways that it can present data. While working through the classroom examples, everything is going smoothly. Then, someone connects to their own data to apply a new technique to an existing report, […]