The BI Cantos: Introduction
This blog post series aims to provide the unfamiliar leader or participant with a view of what is required to successfully deploy a business intelligence (BI) system to ensure success. Deploying a BI system is challenging. Why would you want to undertake a project to build such a system? To get better information faster. Your […]
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Support (In-Place Upgrade from 18.04 guide)
Tableau have now launched support for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS just in time for 18.04 coming to the end of hardware and update support on April 30, 2023. Extended Security Maintenance will last into 2026, however the desire to move to a supported operating system will be at the forefront of most IT and server admin […]
Image Roles: Tableau Desktop 2022.4 New Feature
Launched in Desktop 2022.4, “Image Roles” allow you to add an additional semantic field to give end users another way to view their data. This allows you to include images at speed and scale by utilising a URL link within your data to feed straight into your dashboard. Firstly, we need to cover the prerequisites […]
Trigger Snowpark Functions When Files Are Uploaded to Azure Storage
In previous articles in this series, we have demonstrated how to set up Azure Functions to leverage Snowpark for Python. This allows us to interact with Snowflake from an Azure Function, unlocking a wide range of opportunities for scripting activity. In this article, we will focus on how we can configure an Azure Functions App […]
InterWorks Blog Roundup — March 2023
Clocking in at 28 blog entries this month, March was easily one of the most jam-packed months we’ve had on the InterWorks blog. I feel like I’ve written that exact same intro several times since I took over compiling these monthly roundups, but the number of blogs keeps growing and the amount of time I […]
Tableau 2023.1: Improved Tableau Server and Cloud Security with Tableau Mobile
In today’s digital age, mobile devices have become an integral part in everybody’s day to day life. This has allowed users the ability to easily explore and retrieve data visualisations and information via Tableau Mobile. Several major versions ago, Tableau introduced App Lock, with Biometric or additional passcode security, to ensure data was as protected […]
InterWorks Named Matillion ANZ Partner of the Year for 2022
2022 was a massive year for the InterWorks Australia team, and we’re thrilled to cap it off with the news that Matillion just named us their ANZ Partner of the Year for 2022! We have a strong relationship with Matillion globally, but our Australian team and clients particularly love Matillion’s Data Productivity Cloud and all […]
Tenure Calculations in Tableau
For those businesses that have a portfolio of clients, or a variety of members or students, a frequently asked question is, “For how long have I worked with my clients? For how long have these people associated with my business or service?” In order words, “What’s the tenure of each one of my clients?” Calculating […]
Event Recap: Snowflake Data for Breakfast
Snowflake recently held their 2023 Data for Breakfast series in Australia. InterWorks was a black diamond partner for two events in the series (Perth and Melbourne), and I was lucky enough to attend both of these events and present on behalf of our amazing company and clients. The general format of the event was as […]
Tableau Accelerator Data Mapper – Tableau 2023.1 – New Feature
What are Tableau Accelerators? In essence, Tableau Accelerators are pre-built Tableau dashboards which organisations can use as templates to quickly visualise their data without the need for extensive development time. These dashboards are excellent starting points for new projects or can be used to achieve a quick win and make data visible. They may be […]