What Happens When 30+ Tableau Consultants Try ThoughtSpot for the First Time?
InterWorks just had our company summit a few weeks ago, and we had some hands-on training with ThoughtSpot. We are seeing so many clients who have multiple BI platforms and we want to know everything we can about how we can all get stronger in our knowledge. We asked a number of the InterWorks consultants […]
The BI Cantos: Setting the Stage for Predictive Analytics
Predictive analytics should not be part of your initial BI system deployment. When you have finished building the BI system workflows and data warehouse, you have established the foundations for predictive analytics. Predictive analytics uses machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI) applied to historical data to develop predictive models. Investopedia’s ML/AI definition: Using statistics and […]
All About Enablement
Usually with a modern data stack, a company will strive to have maximum user engagement, results-centered flows and content that brings value to its corporation. Now more than ever, software technologies can supply dozens, or even hundreds, of their own built-in, powerful tools. As a result, many organizations will likely need to have some individuals […]
ThoughtSpot 101: 5 Tips for Creating Really Good Worksheets
Worksheets serve as the cornerstone of a curated, delightful search experience in ThoughtSpot. Worksheets allow ThoughtSpot developers to set contextual guardrails on your data model and create datasets that can be tailored to the needs of multiple audiences. As your ThoughtSpot user base grows, the number of worksheets you create will grow with it. Here […]
The BI Cantos: Measuring Return on Investment
How do you measure the hard and soft benefits? Some improvements are easy to measure because you can point to a singular discovery that led to improvement. People love showing others how their discovery improved efficiency or illuminated a previously unknown issue. Record these success stories, quantify the value produced and keep a running total […]
The BI Cantos: Establishing a Center of Enablement
Most people call these support groups centers of excellence. “Center of Enablement” has a more helping vibe. The idea behind a CoE is to help your entire team obtain more knowledge and skill in: Data tools you’ve selected Extraction Loading Transformation Storage (database) Design (architecture, schema) Dashboard (data visualization) Data visualization best practices Performance tuning […]
The Importance of Maintaining Your IT Infrastructure
We get it, your workload is busier than ever. Between trouble tickets, meetings, projects, ongoing training goals and trying to squeeze in much needed PTO, there are hardly enough hours in the day to do all the things you need to do. Never has this story been truer than in the world of an IT […]
How Safe Are Your Backups? 5 Ways to Better Protect Your Safety Net
In the world of IT, having backups are critical to a successful business continuity plan. Whether you are dealing with an accidentally deleted file or folder, a server going down, or a full scale ransomware attack, you are going to reach for your backups to get things up and running again. Simply having backups is […]
The BI Cantos: Establishing Data Culture
Establishing a business intelligence system creates the conditions for reliable data and high-quality information: disciplined maintenance, a framework of tools and ongoing training, all of which foster confidence and motivation. The Center of Enablement (CoE) provides ongoing expertise and support to encourage a healthy data culture. The goal is to spread skills for turning data […]
Tableau Public Pilot Feature: Sankey and Radial Charts
This week’s blog is going to be a little different than the previous. We will cover a “Pilot” feature which I know many others would really benefit from releasing in later release of both Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud. So, let’s say hello, albeit temporarily to Sankey and Radial charts in Tableau Public! This pilot […]