Parameters as Labels
Heading to my house in Durham, North Carolina and looking forward to a long bike ride and fresh peaches at the market. Spent this last week in New York City working with a great client with some true Big Data; as part of a follow-up with them I went looking for some documentation on the […]
How to remove Win32/Sirefef.EZ Trojan – ESET won’t delete Win32/Sirefef.EZ
We have come to find that ESET is a very reliable and powerful antivirus tool, but like many other anti-viruses sometimes Malware and Trojans can sneak through. I recently ran into this Win32/Sirefef.EZ Trojan virus and it completely stumped me. I ran multiple scanners and not one of them found anything wrong with the machine. […]
Tableau Dataviz: Kickstarter
Kickstarter has been making waves in recent months as the premier place for crowd funding. Projects range from big to small, from purely entertainment to potentially life changing. There’s a lot to love about this dream factory. However, there’s been controversy as well. All projects are not always what they appear and some remain skeptical that lofty claims will not match […]
Using Tableau to wrangle data and other mysteries…
It should come as no surprise that data is not always as it seems. Well, maybe not that big of a surprise to the data analysts out there. After all, most of us are swimming in data. And it might not have had time to be ‘treated’ before it’s consumed. In our ‘always on’ world, […]
Proxying Tableau Server Content Using PHP and Trusted Tickets
It’s common for Tableau Server users to want to embed content into a separate web application while maintaining tight security restrictions. If you want your web application to handle all of the authentication, it’s possible to use the trusted ticket authentication system offered by Tableau Server. It’s important, however, to understand the request workflow that […]
Tableau Tip: How to Build a Combination Area Fill & Symbol Map Part 2 – Region Specific Displays
In my last post (Part 1) I showed you how to create a combination area fill & symbol map. Last week a client in Washington, DC asked me if it was possible to create these types of maps and display specific regional groupings of states. The answer is – yes. Your data must support that […]
Veeam 6.1 Upgrade and Results
Purpose of Article This article was created to show some of my initial impressions of Veeam 6.1, to show some screenshots of the interface changes between Veeam 6.0 and Veeam 6.1, and to show some of the results of some backups and replications. New Features Several new features were added into Veeam 6.1 such as […]
Increasing your data-pixel ratio in KPI lists
Building on the KPI tutorial from Tableau found here, I would like to add a neat trick to increase your data-pixel ratio and remove additional clutter from your KPI charts by using a custom shape. The premise is based on Stephen Few and Edward Tufte’s principle to reduce the redundant non-data pixels and increase the […]
Introduction to Loading Data into Teradata
Loading data into Teradata can be done quickly and fairly easily using the Teradata FastLoad utility, but the utility isn’t exactly friendly to new users. This article provides a quick introduction into the FastLoad utility, which is included in the free Teradata Tools & Utilities (TTU) package downloadable from teradata.com. FastLoad can do many more […]
Tableau Tip: Exploring the Built-In Geocoding System
Fresh off a West Coast swing that took me from the Central Valley to Silicon Valley and into San Francisco, I’m back in Oklahoma for Independence Day. This quick blog post explores a question that always comes up during Tableau Training sessions – “What locations can Tableau geocode using the built-in system?” We’re going to […]