Dustin Smith is a Product Marketing Manager at Tableau Software. When he isn't drinking too much coffee he likes to talk about cloud analytics and Tableau Online. You'll also find him hanging out in the Tableau forums or Tweeting about cool Tableau learning materials. As a former Excel addict, Dustin loves nothing more than helping people use Tableau to discover incredible things with their data.
Top 10 Trends in Cloud for 2016
December 28, 2015 • By Dustin Smith
In 2015, we saw tremendous growth in cloud technology. Enterprise giants became cloud-relevant, and startups everywhere crowded into the party. Cloud data gained recognition as efficient and cost-effective, and industry players raced to capitalize on a widespread shift to cloud.
Cloud Analytics Roundtable: What You Missed
August 11, 2015 • By Dustin Smith
Moving data and analytics to the cloud can be a challenge. Given their variety, there’s no one-size-fit-all approach. Still, the immense benefits of the cloud outweigh those challenges, concluded a recent panel on cloud analytics at the Hotel Zetta in San Francisco.
Best of the Tableau Web... August 2014
August 29, 2014 • By Dustin Smith
At Tableau, the end of the summer doesn't mean back-to-school, it means back to CONFERENCE! With TC14 right around the corner it's no surprise that there are a ton of great posts this month, chalk full of sweet Tableau gems.
Why the Unveiling of Google Cloud Dataflow is Great News for Tableau Users
June 26, 2014 • By Dustin Smith
The Google I/O announcement everyone is buzzing about is their new data pipeline service. Google Cloud Dataflow means ingesting, transforming, and analyzing big data in the cloud just got a lot easier. Even better, Tableau users already leveraging the power of Google BigQuery will be able to take full advantage of Dataflow to ease their heavy data lifting headaches.
Pushing the boundaries with the JavaScript API: An interview with Michael Kovner
May 1, 2013 • By Dustin Smith
The release of the JavaScript API as part of Tableau's 8.0 launch has opened up an entire world of possibilities for people wanting to integrate Tableau visualizations within their existing business applications. Since I myself am not an familiar with JavaScript even in the slightest, I decided to sit down with someone from Tableau who is and get their perspective on how big a game changer this API really is. Fortunately for me (unfortunately for him) Michael Kovner, Tableau Product Consultant and JavaScript dabbler, sits close enough for me to harass on a near daily basis.