This is test #2 of Tableau vs Power BI using real-world data. The goal in this test was to see how each package could visualize flowing water as it moves across the 3D topographic surface of the Livingstone District.
In this brief story, I offer to you an insight that took me a long time and a lot of practice to uncover. I think this insight in one of the secrets of why Tableau has become so popular with so many people.
It was the best time of my professional career. The potential good that could come from this work is monumental. Unfortunately, I don’t do this type of work anymore. Such is life.
This is test #1 of Tableau vs Power BI using real-world data. The goal in this test was to see how each package could visualize high-resolution topographic data.
It was the summer of 1986. I got to sleep under the ski chair lifts in Vail Colorado as I followed the world’s greatest cyclists as they rode around Colorado. I can’t think of a better thing to do when you are 23 years old.
Before we go any further, let me preface this article in this way: In this story, there is data, there is science, there is a problem and there is a solution. There is also some suffering. Therefore this article fits perfectly in the context of this blog!
After a bit of cooperation between friends, I decided to continue the Power BI analysis. We want to document how Power BI stacks-up against the Alteryx + Tableau combination that is so successful at producing great data comprehension and visualizations. This series should be interesting over the next few months as we try to document what it is like to learn Power BI when you are a Power Alteryx and Tableau users.
I have a dream that could be brought to fruition by Microsoft. If you want to know what it is, read the article.
In this article, I compare two working methods for people doing data analytics. I explain the differences in the approaches and why I have switched my working methods from one to the other.
Four forms of transportation. A trip from hell. A total cost of over $60 bucks when it normally costs about $20 and it took 4 hours longer than usual. Be prepared to learn a few things about the next big things in public transporation.
I love the music of the late/great Harry Chapin. I promised myself way back in the late 1970’s that I would not become the father in the song “Cats in the Cradle”. I appreciate every day I have, and every once in a while I have to remind myself of the beauty, love and inspiration that surrounds me. This is one of those stories.
Working on charitable endeavors has its advantages. Sometimes you get to work with data that is so unexpectedly beautiful that it takes your breath away. This happened to me the other day, so I thought I’d share a new Tableau 10 feature called custom regions to show how powerful this feature can be.
Some articles form quickly, some take a long time to gel. Twenty, thirty, forty drafts of this one have not been enough.
I don’t know how I can possibly explain to people who might be interested in learning how to become better workers with data, but I have tried to do it with this writing. I have tried to explain what has taken me 30 years to realize.
This work is borderline philosophical but it is based in experience and backed by my observations on what works and what does not work when it comes to achieving better data comprehension.
Do you want to drive a high-powered computer? If so, take a 15 minute tutorial on how to use Google Photos to to make great photo collections for your friends and family.
Google is an amazing company that is delivering value to me every single minute of every day. One of the tools I use from them is Google Photos. This application is fantastic and has progressed dramatically over the past few years. The facial recognition accuracy, via deep learning neural networks, is outstanding. I’ve been waiting for the right time to do this project, so now I’m pumped to be able to complete this work.