The Times of Our Lives Part 2 – Via Google Photos
In part 2 of this series, I go back in time to relive family events. This article will have events going back to the 1970’s and individual photos older than that.
Data Science: Why Data Comes Before Science
Doing data science work means a lot of different things to different people. Many techniques exist for accomplishing the tasks that are needed to solve data science problems. Getting the data right, however, is important in all projects and Alteryx allows us to accomplish that goal.
How to Add Geographies to Lat/Long Data for Better #Tableau Mapping
This article shows how it is possible to add larger scale geographical information to your data when all you have are latitudes and longitudes.
Sometimes #Tableau Just Lets Me Visualize Something I’m Wondering About
I’ve been watching billions of miles of driving accumulate this year. I wondered where it was happening. I wondered where the drivers were going on road trips and whether or not they were following the interstate system.
Lessons Learned From a Decade of Using #Tableau
Ten years have passed and my Tableau passion has not subsided. How can this be, I wonder? How can Tableau continue to be such an important and profound part of my working life?
To find the answers, I took a few minutes to think about what Tableau means to me and what I have learned over these 10 years. These are my insights and I believe them to be true.
The Finer Things in @Alteryx
This article contains a document that I am building to hold a series of Alteryx techniques that are useful for advanced problem solving. The techniques span a wide range of topics that originate from the weekly challenges published on the Alteryx community site. Eventually, this document will be better organized and will grow into a more thorough reference guide.
Techniques for Efficiently Handling Big Data in @Alteryx and @Tableau
When data comes flying at you at nearly the speed of light, you have to have fast processing capabilities for using the data to make effective decisions and predictions. In this article, I present some techniques I use to process large data sets in Alteryx and Tableau to be able to see the truth of what lies within the data.
Mike Glennon, Deshawn Watson, and My NFL Predictions
The Chicago Bears need to make a change at Quarterback. I already knew this was going to be the case about 7 months ago, before any football was played. I wonder why the football guys get paid so much money to make such terrible decisions.
The Magic That Happens When It All Comes Together
I can call it many things, but when the right technologies are coupled with seemingly insurmountable challenges, greatness can happen. Over the past couple of months I have been able to achieve some remarkable insights by using Alteryx and Tableau on some really fun project work.
The 2017 Total Eclipse Can’t be Eclipsed!
On 8/21/17, we viewed the total solar eclipse from Englewood, TN. It was magical.
Lessons Learned From My Participation in a Hackathon
Yesterday, I participated in my first Hackathon. I learned a lot about the event and gleaned some interesting insights into the benefit of participating in this type of activity. I think this article is worth reading if you have any interest in emerging technologies.
Lessons Learned From Top Coder Competitions
Fear can make you collapse, or fear can be a great motivator. Placing yourself into a position where you feel vulnerable can help you find out whether you can fight through adversity and compete, or whether you will succumb to the pressure of the moment. Today was a day filled with fear and I had to reach deep inside to do a job that I thought couldn’t be done.
Three Aces Talk About The 2017 @Alteryx Inspire Conference
Three Alteryx Aces spent some time together talking about their Inspire 2017 conference experiences. This article has a link to that dicussion.
Arnold
I wrote a term paper on Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1980 that predicted his future fame. I recently found my term paper and thought it would make a nice story about the one and only: Arnold Schwarzenegger.
A Useful USA County Shapefile For #Tableau and #Alteryx
I constructed a USA county shapefile by blending two files together to create a more useful item for Tableau and Alteryx. You can download the source files and the final product, as well as a Tableau 10.4 file that holds the information.