Finding your Tableau Server PostgreSQL database port
Ever have issues connecting to your Tableau Server PostgreSQL database due to a port issue? If so, you're not alone! I too have struggled with this before and a...
How to add an ‘All’ parameter option in Tableau
Ever wanted to include an ‘All' option in your Tableau parameters? Simple! Here's how: Create your parameter with the options available. In this example I...
Customizing Tableau Server Logos and Icons
When deploying Tableau Server for a client, I often find that clients wish to customize their Tableau Server environment with their own branding. The Tableau Se...
Amazon EC2 Hosting and Tableau
Recently I started working with the Amazon EC2 (more) and have been pleasantly surprised. In about 20 minutes I was able to create my own Windows 2008 R2 Data C...
Full Device Encryption on Android 4.0
After upgrading my mobile device to the Nexus S from Google, I was poking around in the security settings when I found something new. Android 4.0 now has full-d...
Excel Tip – Hacking Excel Web Queries
If you are unfamiliar with web queries its OK, their easy, and I’m gonna explain how they work and how to manipulate them beyond their intended use to increase ...
Predictive Analytics Applications for Business
The application of predictive analytics towards business provides companies with competitive advantage and removes the guesswork of strategic decision-making. P...
My Job
This is from a recent assignment I submitted. I thought it was relevant and decided to share. Enjoy! ~~ Business Intelligence Developer Position My position is ...
Short response to Sanju Bansal about BI and Performance
BI interfaces trying to make queries faster is a valiant effort
Centralized Business Intelligence
My approach as a BI professional has always been to organize the data into conformed structures, present that to end users for consumption in their ad-hoc analy...