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Seeing as we're the experts, we thought we'd share some of our intel. But beware, this level of inside information may cause extreme shock and awe. If you get lost, just fire up a flare - we'll come and get you.
Apr 26
2013
One of the easiest-to-use diagnostic and troubleshooting tools we use here at InterWorks when working with Vertica clusters is Tableau. Vertica tracks a vast amount of information about cluster and...[more]
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Apr 25
2013
What you will cover:
Aggregating extracts to different levels (Year / Month)
Data blending
Calculations
Parameters
Step 1: Model your Data (read: What are you trying to analyze?)
For our specific...[more]
Apr 23
2013
On behalf of all of us here at InterWorks, I’d like to say that our hearts go out to those affected by the recent tragedies in Boston.
The day of the Boston Marathon left people all over the world...[more]
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Apr 19
2013
"In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn."
Words spoken by (or, at least, attributed to) the great Phil Collins (side story: my first conversation with anyone at InterWorks was...[more]
Apr 17
2013
Most people see Google as the end-all be-all of search engines. If you can’t find it on Google…it doesn’t exist, right? Not exactly. Google crawls the internet for websites, but there are other...[more]
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Apr 16
2013
Whenever I get the chance to introduce someone to the world of Tableau, one of the first things people tend to fall in love with are the tooltips and the ability to quickly view the underlying data...[more]
Apr 15
2013
Let’s be honest, the new version of Tableau is pretty slick. Despite how one feels about various additions/omissions to the software, the most recent update is a step in the right direction. While...[more]
Apr 11
2013
As a new employee of InterWorks, and a new disciple of Tableau, I had the pleasure of attending the Tableau 8 Tour events on the east coast in Washington D.C., Reston and Philadelphia, as well as...[more]
Apr 10
2013
3-D printing is a pastime currently reserved for the hobbyist, the nerd, or the basement inventor. It’s also a pastime for someone who can shell out a huge wad of cash to get their hands on the...[more]
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Apr 08
2013
“Data for data’s sake is a path to disaster”
As is so often the case, various colleagues, friends and random members of the data culture offer up ideas regarding the use of Tableau, data and design....[more]
