Being the Exception
“If you want an exceptional outcome, you must be willing to be the exception.” wrote Sam Presti, the General Manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was the summer of 2019 in an article penned to fans after trading away franchise cornerstones Russell Westbrook and Paul George. Everybody knew the team was going from a […]
Demystifying Variables in Matillion DPC
Variables are a fundamental part of all programming languages, giving developers a flexible object in which they can store, update and retrieve data. What makes them extra useful in DPC is that the value of a variable can be set and updated using Python, the Update Scalar component or via a Grid Iterator that cycles […]
Maturing Analytics: The Road to AI
Welcome back to our journey in maturing analytics. We’ve gone from identifying the actual job to be done to many of the methods and tools you’ll use to deliver on it. In this final installment, we’re going to tackle the elephant in the room: artificial intelligence and what it means to this whole process. If […]
Data Mesh — An Independent View
The Quick Version The Data Mesh architecture provides a credible blueprint for managing data at scale. It offers a solution for organisations that are simply too large or complex to be able to centralise all of their data within a single enterprise data warehouse. It enables self-service analytics, democratising access to data. Data mesh does […]
The Latest With Tableau Pulse: Make It Work for You!
If you attended the latest Tableau Conference earlier this spring, or if you’ve spent any time considering the feasibility of a migration to Tableau Cloud, you may be familiar with Tableau Pulse. Tableau Pulse leverages the capabilities of Tableau AI to deliver key insights on-the-go via email or Slack on a daily, weekly or monthly […]
Measuring the Success of Data and Analytics: A Quick Start Guide
In the realm of analytics, measuring success can be a complex endeavor. It’s crucial to differentiate between evaluating the success of your entire analytics platform or practice and measuring the success of individual dashboards, initiatives or products. Each requires a unique approach and set of metrics. Let’s dive into these distinctions and explore how to […]
InterWorks Blog Roundup – July 2024
Howdy, blog readers! We’ve got some exciting stuff for you this month. We were an absolute machine with the production this past month, with 20+ blogs handwritten just for you. But before we get into the meat and potatoes this month, let me share a song: Ohio = Hell? Okay, not really. But Bilmuri feels […]
Conditional Calculations in Tableau and Power BI (Video Tutorial)
In the video below, I go over Conditional Calculations using two of the most widely-used data visualisation tools on the market: Tableau by Salesforce and Power BI by Microsoft. Tune in here:
Recap of Current Snowflake Tools
As Snowflake becomes more and more feature rich, we’ve become surrounded by all manner of suffixes to the word “Snow.” In this post, I’ll summarise the tools available and what their intended use is. This is only meant to be a brief overview, so I’ve provided links to learn more about each feature. Snowsight We’ll […]
Intern Dashboards: The Rise and Fall of India’s EdTech Market
The decline of a large enterprise is often the result of numerous small issues compounding over time. However, there is a tendency to focus on less relevant aspects and overlook the single most crucial element: the customers. This case study, presented in the form of a Tableau dashboard, offers a retrospective analysis of the factors […]