Using Social Media Analytics for Insight
Social media data is a trending topic these days. But like all data, it's only meaningful if you can understand and gain insights from it. Applying analytics to social media data is actually pretty...
View ArticleTableau 8.1: Fast, Easy, Beautiful
This is the third in a series of blog posts on the Tableau 8.1 release.We generally like to use products that help us accomplish goals and produce results. We also generally like to use products that...
View ArticleTell Us Your #81FAV, Win a Coffee
Tableau 8.1 is out now, and we've given this release a tagline: You asked, We delivered. The reason?While helping our customers see and understand their data always will be our guiding mission, half...
View ArticleIEEE Features Tableau Research Team
If you read Computing Now, the online magazine published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), you'll notice a featured paper by Tableau researcher Robert Kosara and VP of...
View ArticleSales Data Secrets from Tableau
A sales force is only as good as the sales operations team behind it. Evan Randall, VP of Sales Operations, leads that team at Tableau, enabling our sales organization to act on thousands of leads,...
View Article#showandtell: Have a data story to share?
Tableau 8.2 is out, and it includes one of my favorite new features: Story Points. If you haven't already seen this new feature in action, it lets you assemble various insights to tell an interactive...
View ArticleWhat is Project Elastic?
You saw VP of Mobile Dave Story show it off. You're so excited you want to head over to the Project Elastic site and sign up for more information.But, what is it?
View ArticleTC14 Recap: Rapid Fire Tips & Tricks
Even the most seasoned Tableau expert will tell you--there's always more to learn. The product has a deep pocket of hidden gems and secrets that can help you find answers in unexpected places, and...
View ArticleNew in Tableau: Direct Connect to Amazon Elastic MapReduce
Part of Tableau's mission is to let people connect to their data wherever it is, without necessarily having to load it into a central data warehouse. This is increasingly important as data sources...
View ArticleTableau 9.0 Preview – Smart Maps
We all have lots of 'where' questions.Where are the students with the highest grades? Where is the nearest hospital with the lowest wait time? How do my sales in one city compare to this other one?
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