A Dozen Modern Tableau Tips and Tricks
Disclaimer: I use Tableau Desktop for 99% of my workbooks. I have been thinking lately about being a more efficient developer with my dashboards, which goes hand-in-hand with having workbook performance front-of-mind. Along those lines, this blog post is a collection of tips and tricks that I’ve picked up in the past year or two, […]
My Favorite Project This Year: Murphy’s Law
As we end the year by wrapping up projects, getting ready for the holidays and looking toward the future, we here at InterWorks wanted to take a quick step back and review some of the projects that stuck out to us over 2024. Be they big projects or small, internal or external, easy or hard, […]
Elevating Top N Filters in Tableau: Dynamic Field Swapping and Sorting
A video version of this blog is available here: Typically, the customization of Top N filters in Tableau involves allowing the user to pick the number of records, or N, that shows in a visualization. What if we could add even more customization by allowing the user to pick the field that the Top N […]
Percent of Total — Table Calculations in Tableau vs. Approach in Power BI
This blog could well begin with a familiar dilemma for any data analyst, with two split messages: a) a Superman-like figure armed with what I’ve learned and thought I’ll need in my daily work b) a somewhat disappointed knowledge worker finding out what I’ll be doing repeatedly. But don’t despair, the repeated calculations are modest, […]
InterWorks Celebrates Appointment to G-Cloud 14 Framework
Expanding our Public Sector Impact We’re excited to announce that InterWorks has been appointed to the G-Cloud 14 Framework, reinforcing our commitment to supporting public sector organisations with our extensive suite of data analytics and cloud services. Through this appointment, public sector bodies can now access InterWorks’ innovative solutions directly on the UK Government’s Digital […]
(Re)Introducing: Human Centered Content
Hey, blog readers! We’re taking a quick detour from your usual tech-oriented how-to-guides, podcast replays and company culture pieces to do a bit of housekeeping on the blog. I don’t want to waste your time with my propensity to yap on entirely too long, so let’s do a quick TL;DR right here at the top, […]
InterWorks at Snowflake World Tour Sydney
Today, we’re looking back on a fantastic day at the Snowflake World Tour in Sydney on October 29. The event kicked off with an inspiring opening keynote and included various breakout sessions covering topics like data foundations, AI acceleration and application development. Additionally, there was time to network and explore the exhibition hall, where Partners […]
InterWorks Blog Roundup — October 2024
In the newsletter I usually send out at the end of the month for the blog (which you can subscribe to via the banner at the bottom of the page), I filled the intro with Halloween-themed puns that, quite frankly, were frighteningly spooktacular. I will not, however, be subjecting the readership of this blog to […]
Enumerated and Computed Sets — What’s the Difference?
This blog topic was born out of a training course I delivered which always brings new questions and observations. No matter how often I do them, I’m always learning something myself. It concerns the ability to expose sets once they been created to allow end users to control the values in the set. I noticed […]
Tag To Protect – Keep Your Data Safe with Object Tagging in Snowflake
As data breaches and cyber threads continue to rise, securing your data has become a top priority for businesses and organisations across all industries. Whether you want to safeguard sensitive customer data, protect your intellectual property or need to adhere to regulatory requirements, protecting your data is critical. This is where Snowflakes Object Tagging comes into play. […]