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Microsoft's Repositioning
Download:TECHTUE.mp3Microsoft, known obviously for its personal computing software Windows, is in a state of change. We will see this change become starker as we travel further along in the so-called...
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Understanding Layout Containers in Tableau
New and old Tableau users alike struggle with grasping Tableau's concept of Layout Containers. I put together this exercise last week for a recent training course to help explain what is going on...
View ArticleTableau via PowerShell, Part 2: Saving Changes
This is part 2 of my mini-series on exploring Tableau workbooks with PowerShell. If you missed it, you should read Part 1: Opening Workbooks, before continuing.Welcome back! Last time I showed you how...
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TableauKit: A PowerShell Module for Tableau
If you’ve been following my Tableau via PowerShell series then you already know there are a lot of cool things you can do with Tableau workbooks using PowerShell. Up until now I’ve been sharing helper...
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Quantifying Myself with Tableau
One of the dangers of getting older, enjoying technology or writing a book is becoming sedentary. In December of last year, I realized that my lifestyle was simply not healthy. I wasn't eating properly...
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Elysium Space
Download:TT_ElysiumSpace.mp3Next time a loved one passes on, don’t cast his or her ashes out to sea, or let the wind carry them over a mountain range (so passé). Instead, SHOOT THEM INTO SPACE. That’s...
View ArticleLogging On Different Domain With Tableau Desktop
The ProblemAs consultants, we often run into instances where we need to connect to a Microsoft SQL database as a user from another domain. Using SQL Server Management Studio fails the login because we...
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2013 HP Vertica Big Data Conference in Review
Just last week, HP Vertica wrapped up it’s first-ever Big Data Conference. The conference was the biggest opportunity to date for InterWorks and other Vertica partners to share their working knowledge...
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Aggregating With Extracts – Why and How Would I Do Such a Thing?
So, here's the "WHY"...In Tableau, we are easily able to slice and dice the data according to our dimensions thanks to the default manner in which Tableau aggregates the data on our behalf....
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Step by Step Guide Veeam B&R 7 Upgrade
Yesterday, Veeam released Veeam Backup and Replication 7, which contains some significant improvements such as backup to tape, parallel backups (simultaneous backups with the same job), SureBackup for...
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InterWorks Supports 2013 Tableau Customer Conference as Gold Sponsor
STILLWATER, OKLA. – Tableau Software recently named InterWorks a Gold Sponsor for the 2013 Tableau Customer Conference. InterWorks sponsored previous Tableau Customer Conferences, but Gold Sponsor is...
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InterWorks Earns Inc. 5000 Honor for Sixth Consecutive Year
STILLWATER, OKLA – Inc. Magazine recently unveiled the “Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies” for 2013. InterWorks earned the No. 2,161 spot nationally and also ranked No. 18 among companies...
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Tableau Email Subscription Documentation
Files: SubscriptionScript.ps1 -> Actual PowerShell script.SubscriptionConfig.xml -> This is the config file that should drive all the settings for the script (filename can be changed).First a...
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What the 2013 Tableau Customer Conference Means to InterWorks
We’re less than a month away from the biggest Tableau event of the year: TCC13. If you’ve attended TCC in the past, especially last year, you understand just how huge this event is in the data...
View ArticleAgile Data Warehouse Design: What is a sprint?
This weekend I presented an introduction to Agile Data Warehouse Design for SQL Saturday#223 in Oklahoma City, OK. It was a fun talk for a great crowd. At the end, my friend Kristin Ferrier...
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Dashboard Filtering: Tableau 7 vs. Tableau 8
I know many of you cringed when you saw the words Global Filter, but I’ve had many questions come up recently regarding this while clients upgrade from Tableau 7 to Tableau 8. So, I thought I’d put...
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Statistical Insights Using Tableau
In the interest of full disclosure, I should let you know that I am a SAS user with a math background. I want to share my experience of exploring Tableau as a new user doing analysis in a relatively...
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Sketchnote your #DataLove
This year I’m going to try something different for the Tableau Customer Conference: I’m going to try to Sketchnote some of the sessions I attend.What's a Sketchnote?I don’t blame you if you’re not...
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Learning to Speak Data at Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone Inc. is a U.S. software company that develops Rosetta Stone, a computer-assisted language learning program that teaches more than 30 languages.Client Testimonial"Working with InterWorks...
View ArticlePacking for TCC13 - Tips from a Conference Veteran
"Pack your bags – your trip to Washington, D.C. starts on Saturday … "Very few emails make me happier than the one that reminds me to pack my bags for the annual Tableau Customer Conference (TCC)! But...
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