Installing Tableau Server on Linux – Tableau 2021.1 Edition
It’s been over 2 years since we wrote our original blog post on installing Tableau Server on a Linux machine, to date it remains our most trafficked blog post. Since …
Installing Tableau Server on Linux (Ubuntu LTS 16.04)
Over the past six months we’ve noticed a trend – most of our clients are interested in installing Tableau Server on Linux (opposed to Windows). In fact at the recent …
Dynamic Quantile Map Coloring in Tableau Desktop
Last week at Tableau’s customer conference (TC18) in New Orleans I had the pleasure of speaking in three different sessions, all extremely hands on in Tableau Desktop. Two of the …
Without Water an Iron Viz feeder
Jump directly to the viz At the time of writing it is 100°F outside my window in Arizona and climbing. It’s also August and we’re right in the middle of …
Building an Interactive Visual Resume using Tableau
In the age of the connected professional world it’s important to distinguish and differentiate yourself. When it comes to the visual analytics space, a great way to do that is …
Blending Visualizations of Different Sizes
One of my favorite visualizations is the sparkline – I always appreciated how they are described by Edward Tufte “data-intense, design-simple, word-sized graphics.” Meaning the chart gets right to the …
The Shape of Shakespeare’s Sonnets | #IronViz Books & Literature
Jump directly to the viz If it’s springtime that can only mean that it’s time to begin the feeder rounds for Tableau’s Iron Viz contest. The kick-off global theme for …
Dying Out, Bee Colony Loss in US | #MakeoverMonday Week 18
Week 18 of Makeover Monday tackles the issue of the declining bee population in the United States. Data was provided by BeeInformed and the re-visualization is in conjunction with Viz …
Workout Wednesday Week 17: Step, Jump, or Linear?
What better way to celebrate the release of step lines and jump lines in Tableau Desktop with a workout aimed at doing them the hard way? Using alternative line charts …
Workout Wednesday 14 | Guest Post | Frequency Matrix
Earlier in the month Luke Stanke asked if I would write a guest post and workout. As someone who completed all 52 workouts in 2017, the answer was obviously YES! …