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What makes a good data analyst? This is a question I get regularly asked as I help people explore ways to see and understand their ever-growing volume of data. Analytical skills, communication skills, math, and attention to detail are usually thrown around as the essential skills required to be a good data analyst. For me, the answer is much simpler.

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Ring, ring! What’s that? It’s your data…on your iPhone. We’re thrilled to announce the release of Tableau 9.2, which includes the long-awaited iPhone app for Tableau Mobile. But the iPhone app is just one of the new features in Tableau 9.2, many of which have been influenced by our customer community. We loved watching your reactions to the new features as they were announced at Tableau Conference, the community event of the year.

Feed your data curiosity with Tableau 9.2. You can now explore your favorite vizzes from anywhere with our brand new iPhone app. And check out Tableau Mobile's additional enhancements including geolocation and improved search for iOS.

Today, we are excited to take another step in the cloud by extending our integration with Microsoft’s cloud platform with support for Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines. This is an important part of the broad integration that Tableau offers with Microsoft technologies.

Did you catch the Ask Andy Anything About Data webinar? I talked with Andy Kirk (of visualisingdata.com) about the state of data visualization, appropriate chart choices, and the etiquette of critiquing others. It was great fun and we managed to tackle ten questions in the hour. We discussed a lot of different resources which are gathered here.

It’s an exciting time for the Tableau community. We recently added a new feature to make it easier for everyone to connect with each other. At Tableau, we believe that data isn’t limited by language; data is understood across the globe. That’s why we are proud to announce that the Tableau community now has auto translation for forum threads!

We’re thrilled to share Tableau has received an Industry Excellence Award from Dresner Advisory Services. Dresner recognized Tableau as an overall leader for business intelligence. The award honors “vendors who demonstrate excellence across all categories of measurement: technology, sales/service, value, and confidence,” according to the firm.

Oh, the poor, maligned pie chart. The chart type that gets pushed around and bullied on the data-viz playground more than any other.