A few years ago it was decided that I should go on the official Tableau Train the Trainer training. We thought it would be a good idea to get me trained up and then I could do all our training myself. So off I went to London to the Tableau...
Now I know what you are thinking. He’s gone mad!! What on earth does a bright yellow aquatic bird made of rubber possibly have to do with Tableau and how is that supposed to improve my viz? Well just bear with me and it will all become clear. I’ve been...
I was having a conversation with my barber the other day and he asked me what I did for a living. Although it’s easy to explain to people that already know me and Tableau, explaining it to a lay person was surprisingly hard to do. What was even harder was trying to...
Now, I bloody love Tableau. It’s changed my life over recent years. Because of it I have made some great friends, traveled the world, presented in front of hundreds of people, and made my working life more enjoyable. I think it’s one of the best bits of software I’ve ever...
One of the design choices that you have to make when creating a visualisation is what colours to use, and in particular, do you go for a light foreground and dark background or vice versa. On the face of it, this can be thought of as just an aesthetic design decision, but...
I’m an accidental Tableau Server admin as so many of us are, and often have to do certain admin tasks. This week I am looking to migrate our Tableau Server from a Windows VM to a new shiny Linux VM. I have all the content ready to go and will...
Extracts are great. Extracts are awful Two common thoughts on extracts are they are both good and bad. The good thing about extracts from the end user of a published dashboard is that it means any interaction with the dashboard is going to be nice and zippy. It should load...
So, this seems to happen all the time. A new software system is set-up which involves many months of planning. Consultants come in and talk to the various interested parties. The users of the system say what they want the interface to look like and what data they want to...