Musings on Tableau Custom SQL connections through the JET driver
I’m en route to San Jose for some work with a new client then a weekend in Salt Lake City for a few laps on the Great White Icicle! I usually try to have some kind of grander plan for my blogs, but this one is simply designed to save you some time if you […]
Google Analytics Traffic Sources: Social Network Referrals
If you found this article via a web search, I want to preface that I am not a daily user of Google Analytics these days. I have been in the past and really enjoy geeking out over the data when I take the time to log in, but I really only dig around a couple […]
Leverage Tableau Server to create Dynamic Parameters
En route to Portland, Oregon to celebrate Chris’ 30th birthday! Another quick blog post here to walk through a technique I use often with my clients who have a Tableau Server setup. This is a great technique to really take advantage of two of Tableau’s best functionalities in a somewhat atypical manner. Parameters are a […]
Interactive 6 Nations – Week 2
Week two of the RBS 6 Nations Championship is now in the books. 3 excellent matches were scheduled over this past weekend, with the highlight expected to be the highly billed championship decider in Dublin between Ireland and England. Game Previews: The first match taking place on week 2 has the Scots hosting the Italians […]
What Woke My Computer Up? (Windows 7/8)
For the last few months, I had been plagued with an issue where my laptop would seemingly at random come out of sleep. I found no useful information in the event log, and couldn’t pin down the cause. When my laptop was in my bag, it made a nice heater – scary, and luckily I […]
Sophos UTM v9 Intrusion Prevention and Creating Exceptions
Overview Sophos’ Astaro firewall appliances and UTMs can come with a variety of configurable features, such as intrusion prevention, web security, and mail security. Some of these features, such as intrusion prevention, utilize open source technologies, such as Snort (http://www.snort.org/), an open source network intrusion prevention and detection system. The Problem After a fairly recent […]
Force10 S25/S50 Switch – Duplicated Enter over Telnet
Issue: Whenever Enter is pressed over Telnet to a Force10 S25 or S50 switch, the new line command is processed twice if the telnet session is from Windows. I recently hit an odd issue on a number of Force10 S25 switches that have been recently deployed. I’m used to using terminal applications via RS232, telnet, […]
Building Website Loyalty by Answering Searched Questions
At InterWorks, we are constantly striving to bring the brightest and most talented folks in their particular I.T. field to our company. Once on board, our blog does a great job of allowing them a platform to share knowledge and tips regularly. This policy works for everyone as it drives a significant portion of our […]
Top 6 Reasons that Drupal Rocks
I came across this article by John Locke recently. I realize that it is over a year old and quite a bit has happened with Drupal in that time, but instead of harping on all of the bad things about Drupal, I thought we could talk about why Drupal may be a great option when […]
InterWorks and The Data Studio Join Forces to Expand Global Reach
LONDON, UK – InterWorks, a global leader in technology consulting, is expanding to meet the growing demand for high-quality business intelligence services in the United Kingdom and Europe by incorporating the experienced team from The Data Studio. Under the leadership of Mel Stephenson, The Data Studio has been at the forefront of business intelligence consulting and […]