Tableau Hacks: Advanced Apply, Reset and De-Highlight
In the previous Tableau Hacks blog, we discussed adding Apply and Reset buttons to our dashboard filters, as well as the trick to de-highlight these buttons for a better user experience. In today’s...
View ArticleWhich Snowflake Table Type Should You Use?
As Snowflake has developed over the years, we have seen the introduction of more and more table types, and it isn’t always immediately clear what the differences are and when they should be used....
View ArticleExploring Football Transfer Window Spending with Tableau in 2023
Last year, I took a look at the Summer 2022 transfer window for the top five leagues in Europe. The main takeaway was that Premier League clubs are pulling away from the rest of Europe when it comes to...
View ArticleInterWorks Blog Roundup — September 2023
Ah, September. The breaking of the summer heat, state fairs, the winds of change beginning to usher in a new season and children returning to school. Idyllic, for sure, but we haven’t been taking too...
View ArticleTableau Hacks: The Forklift
In the past, Tableau used to have a maximum number of 16 dimensions on the Rows shelf. Whilst it is generally not recommended to create tables that exceed that number anyway (there are other tools for...
View ArticleWhat Are Tableau Collections and How Do I Use Them?
Collections were released back in version 2021.2 and are a very useful and somewhat underrated feature, in my opinion. So, let’s take a look at how to make the most of this feature in your organisation...
View ArticleHow to Configure a Local dbt Core Environment
Setting Up a Personal dbt Instance Over the past few weeks, I have been diving into dbt in my free time to learn more about the tool as well as about data preparation before it normally reaches my...
View ArticleLearn ThoughtSpot with Me: The Bread and Butter
Back to work here, Part II of my “Learn ThoughtSpot with Me” series. I hope you enjoy it. Buckle Up In my initial post, we talked about the basic interactions in ThoughtSpot. For a typical user, we...
View ArticleEvent Recap: QSR Evolution
On September 6-7, InterWorks sponsored and attended the first-ever QSR Evolution conference in Atlanta, GA. For those who aren’t aware, QSR stands for “Quick-Service Restaurant,” and also is the same...
View ArticleLearn ThoughtSpot With Me: To Admin-finity and Beyond
It’s been a lot of fun taking you through the ins and outs of ThoughtSpot over the course of my “Learn ThoughtSpot with Me” blog series. I’ve got the final installment here for your reading pleasure....
View ArticleML in Snowflake with Snowpark for Python
Earlier this year, Snowflake announced the availability of Snowpark ML during its Snowflake Summit. Snowpark ML is a set of tools, including SDKs and underlying infrastructure, to build and deploy...
View ArticleWhat Is the Deal With All This AI? (And Why You Should Care)
AI use cases are spreading rapidly across the workforce, but many companies don’t seem to have a policy in place to prevent workplace disasters. The Conference Board recently conducted a survey of 1100...
View ArticleFrom Space to Database: Real-Time ISS Tracking Using Kafka and Snowpipe in...
Ever tracked astronomical objects at a planetarium, watched real-time flights via Flightradar24 or followed your pizza delivery make its way to your door? Each of these experiences relies on the magic...
View ArticleCreating a Day Trading Strategy in Tableau
Note: InterWorks is not a financial institution. This is not financial advice. Please consult a financial expert before making any major financial decision. If you’re like me, you enjoy both financial...
View ArticleInterWorks Earns 2 ThoughtSpot 2023 Partner of the Year Awards
Our friends at ThoughtSpot just made a huge announcement concerning their partner ecosystem, and we’re thrilled to share that InterWorks earned two ThoughtSpot Partner of the Year awards for 2023:...
View ArticleA Spooktacular Evening at the Singapore Tableau User Group Halloween Event
The Singapore Tableau User Group (TUG) conjured up an unforgettable Halloween-themed extravaganza on 23 October 2023. Not only did they summon the presence of two esteemed Tableau Visionaries and Iron...
View ArticleTableau Bridge: The (Serverless) Space Odyssey
Launching Your Serverless Expedition If you are utilising or planning to migrate to Tableau Cloud and have your data or corporate infrastructure hosted on AWS and are seeking to deploy a containerised...
View ArticleDemystifying Variables in Matillion ETL
What Are Variables? If you have ever done any programming, and since you are reading this blog post you most likely have, you will be familiar with the concept of variables. They are these little...
View ArticleInterWorks Blog Roundup — October 2023
BOO! Did I scare you? Of course I didn’t, it’s November already. You’re immune to scary things now. With Halloween in the rear view mirror, the only scary things that should be happening for the rest...
View ArticleConfigure AWS PrivateLink with Snowflake
Snowflake, a leading cloud-based data warehousing platform, has become instrumental in modern data analytics and processing. However, when you connect to Snowflake, your data traverses the public...
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