Is Microsoft BI Any Good?
I guess you’ve heard the news already. That Microsoft happened to top the Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI in 2019. Not surprising at all, I must say. If you’ve be...
Category: Business Intelligence
Allowing Hell to Break Loose in Tableau: An Interview w/ Sr. Product Manager, Tyler Doyle
In this interview Tyler and I talk about some new features in Tableau 10 that will protect your work when all hell breaks loose. Plus an update on Shedquarters....
Tableau Tip: Conditional Formatting Highlight Cell Rules
I received a question from a student recently about how to apply Excel-like conditional formatting in Tableau. This is a great feature in Microsoft Excel in whi...
Animate your Tableau dashboards on the Web
In this tutorial you will learn how to animate your Tableau dashboards on the Web. This will require basic understanding of Tableau — basic HTML and Javas...
Your Data team needs a growth hacker
For decades now in the data field we've assumed that if we build it, they will come. We're essentially the gate keepers of knowledge and insight. In previous ye...
Is the Star Schema dead?
Data Warehousing History Thirty or so years ago, well before the internet, people figured out that you could no longer rely on a single system itself to provide...
How to structure your data organization
What is the most optimal way to structure your data organization for maximum impact to your business and your customers? I've spent a number of years organizing...
Data Analytics Hands On
I'm excited to share with you my latest course on Pluralsight Data Analytics: Hands On! In this course you can learn all of the key concepts in the world of dat...
Finding Tableau Server User Permissions
Part of the challenge with building a custom interface for Tableau Server is finding Tableau Server user permissions. In building a custom view a year or so ago...
Back to Education
It's been nearly a year and a half since I joined Mozilla to try and protect the open web. In this time I've been fortunate to have the opportunity to work with...