The TC14 Schedule Visualized in Tableau
TC14 is only a few short weeks away, which means it’s time to get your conference agenda in order. Conference week will be packed with incredible breakout sessions, keynote speeches and all sorts of fun activities. With so many options, it becomes a real challenge to decide which sessions to fit into your agenda. You […]
Tableau Essentials: Chart Types – Symbol Map
One of the great features about Tableau Software is the ease in utilizing maps for your visualizations. There are two chart types to choose from when creating a view with geographic data: symbol maps and filled maps. In this article, we’ll cover symbol maps. These are simply maps that use a type of mark to […]
Visualizing Graph/Network Data with Gephi
Here at InterWorks, we all love Tableau. We all know that Tableau is an amazing visualization tool that allows its users to connect to a wide variety of data sources in order to visualize their data. Being a student of the pure sciences (math and physics), I have had to transition from a world of […]
My Path to InterWorks by Paul Vincent
You have to make an important business trip that involves driving through heavy traffic. You jump into your brand new company car ready to set off, only to discover things are not what you expected. There is no steering wheel in front of you. The familiar pedals have gone too. In their place are some […]
BitLocker/TPM Lockout
I am not sure if this problem has come up with anyone before, but I recently encountered the problem. Knowing that a fair amount of clients use BitLocker encryption, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to show my findings – in case it happens to someone else. Problem Laptop/Desktop keeps requesting Bitlocker key every time the […]
How to Install EPSEC Drivers for vShield
For virtual machines to be able to check in to the Symantec Security Virtual Appliance, they must have Endpoint Security (EPSEC) 2.0 drivers. If Symantec Endpoint Protection is deployed on to a virtual machine with the correct policy, but without the EPSEC drivers, the Security Virtual Appliance will display as Unknown in the Symantec Endpoint […]
Deploying the Symantec Security Virtual Appliance with vShield
With a VMware infrastructure, one application that can add a large amount of footprint on an environment is the antivirus solution. Since many of the operating system files in a VMware environment, particularly VMware Horizon View, are redundant, one of the best ways to reduce the impact of an antivirus solution is by utilizing VMware […]
NCAA Big 12 Report Card: Tableau and Sports Statistics Are Always Fair Game
In preparation for the Big 12’s nineteenth season, I put together a quick Tableau 8.2 workbook showing historical stats for all Big 12 teams. The workbook is highly interactive, so make sure to click on the images below to go to Tableau Public to play with this data. Data collected from: http://www.sports-reference.com Interact with visualization […]
What Will BI Look Like in 5 Years?
I have an ongoing reel playing in my mind about the future of business intelligence that I’d like to share with you all. It’s a dream about the future that I’ve been having since I first started using Tableau in 2007. The dream looks like this: The vision is an ecosystem of tools that allow […]
2014 LSU College Football Preview Visualized in Tableau
If you’re a sports fan like me, the next few weeks can seem like an eternity. The World Cup and NBA Finals are over, and the baseball playoffs have not yet started. Thus, we are left with three long weeks of waiting for the college football season to arrive. This year, instead of playing season […]
