Tableau Conference 2021: Highlights from Our Favorite Sessions
Tableau Conference 2021 was big – really big – with more than 300 sessions and 800 speakers. So how do you know what to watch? Source: Tableau Well thankfully, I’ve watched a bunch of them and compiled the highlights. These are the sessions I’d recommend to kick off your binge watching replays, all of which […]
How to Mimic Dynamic Parameters in Tableau
Parameters – one of the most useful features in Tableau – received an extremely useful upgrade with Tableau version 2020.1. Named dynamic parameters, the user can now refresh a parameter’s list of values based on a column in your data sources or set the current value of a parameter to a calculated field. So far, […]
The Basics of Sheet Swapping in Tableau Desktop
A video version of this blog post is now available here: This article may be a little bit late to the party, but hey, better late than never. It seems we have so many articles explaining how to leverage sheet swapping, sharing certain specifics that have changed and reviewing when new Tableau versions came to […]
PYD115 – Tableau Conference Recap
On today’s show, InterWorks Global Experience Practice Lead, Ben Bausili, and Analytics Lead Kent Sloan recap some memorable moments from Tableau Conference 2021. Together, they share their experiences as attendees and discuss topics like feature releases and virtual sessions. Enjoy, #DataFam !
InterWorks Blog Roundup – November 2021
Another day, another blog roundup! The fall harvest season here in the U.S. has overflowed into content production at InterWorks. With one of our favorite events of the year – Tableau Conference – falling this month, November really does kick off the most wonderful time of the year! With 23 new blog posts and over […]
InterWorks Named a Snowflake Elite Tier Partner
We’re proud to share some exciting news on the cloud data front: InterWorks is now a Snowflake Elite Tier Partner. What does that mean, and why does it matter? The short of it is that InterWorks now holds Snowflake’s highest partner distinction, and entering this new partnership tier solidifies InterWorks’ place among the foremost Snowflake […]
Working with Dates in Tableau: Date Alignment
In the last post, we went through the process of transforming date selection logic from ordinary to optimal. In this post, we will show off a useful trick when working with dates: date alignment. Note that we will continue to use the parameters and date logic from the previous posts. In the dashboard, notice how […]
Do I Need Row-Level Security (RLS) in Tableau?
“Do I need row-level security (RLS) in Tableau?” This question, or a version of it, is brought to us often. RLS can seem abstruse if you have not touched it before. In this blog series, we will approach the question above, as well as introduce basic concepts around RLS and a couple of implementation options […]
Tableau Conference 2021: Devs on Stage in Review
As always, the keynotes from the Tableau Conference, even virtually, are always an exciting highlight, and I love getting to write about the things presented. It’s especially captivating to hear from the developers within the Tableau product groups about their work and the newest features coming out during the Devs on Stage segment. This blog […]
Zero to Snowflake: Network Policies & Why They Matter
Network policies don’t exactly sound like a fun subject. Indeed, the phrase conjures an image of a big committee, a gavel being banged repeatedly and some very stern looking folks saying “No” a lot. Instead, I want to show that this function of Snowflake is vital to the security of your data and, at the […]