June 20, 2025

DataFam Roundup June 16-20, 2025

A weekly blog that brings together what’s trending in the Tableau Community all in one post.

Welcome! Dig into this week's DataFam Roundup—a weekly blog that brings together community content all in one post. As always, we invite you to send us your content—and the DataFam content from your peers that have inspired you! Find the content submission form here.

Community Highlight

To recognize new and consistent Tableau contributors—we’re excited to have a section within the weekly DataFam Roundup called the Tableau Community Highlight. Find out how to get involved.

Tharashasank Davuluru, Director at UBS
Bangalore, India

Tharashasank, a Director at UBS, has been deeply involved with Tableau since discovering it during his Master's program in 2010. Initially drawn to its intuitive nature, he self-taught through Tableau and community learning resources, later refining his skills with expert-led sessions. Now, Tharashasank trains Tableau users, particularly university students and early career professionals in India and the US, training over 350 individuals from 2012 to 2025. He engages with the Tableau community through LinkedIn and Facebook groups, offering troubleshooting for Tableau Server issues, especially concerning automation, governance, and infrastructure.

Beyond his professional and community involvement, Tharashasank runs "Data, Chai, and Dialogue," a platform for discussing data, tech, personal growth, and decision-making. Inspired by a desire to encourage reflection in a fast-paced tech world, the initiative fosters insight-driven dialogue. Tharashasank also shares his Tableau knowledge through university workshops, LinkedIn articles, and community support, emphasizing storytelling and hands-on scenarios for effective learning.

Connect with Tharashasank on Linkedin and Tableau Public.

DataFam Content

Frederic Fery: VizIt Sydney 2025: A Celebration of Community, Curiosity & Connection
Kim Tricker: Conditional Formatting for a Single Measure Value in Tableau (inspired by Mahfooj Khan)
Ray Givler: I Moved 11 Tableau Workbooks from a Teradata Data Source to BigQuery
Tharashasank Davuluru: BANs: Why They Belong on Every Dashboard
Nicole Klassen: Design Delights: Fun with Borders
Dawn Harrington: How to Build a Variance Bar Chart
Steve Adams: The Dashboard Compass
Johan de Groot: Abbreviate Long Text in Tableau
Deepak Holla:

Team Tableau Content

Visualizations

Louise Le: The Data Games

See the latest Viz of the Day, trending vizzes, featured authors, and more on Tableau Public.

Check out some inspirational vizzes created by the community:

Kim Tricker: Conditional Formatting for a Single Measure Value
Jeff Komen: Super Rugby 2025
Jordan Bullington-Miller: 2025 Reading Progress
Pooja Deshmukh: Cyclistic: Navigating Bike-Share Success

Community Projects

Back 2 Viz Basics

A bi-weekly project helping those who are newer in the community and just starting out with Tableau. Not limited just to newbies!
Web: Back 2 Viz Basics
X: #B2VB

Workout Wednesday

Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization.
Web: Workout Wednesday
X: #WOW2022

Preppin' Data

A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep.
Web: Preppin’ Data
X: #PreppinData

Makeover Monday

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Makeover Monday
X: #MakeoverMonday

Data ChangeMakers

Volunteer to design data visualizations that help nonprofits harness the power of data for social change.
Web: Data ChangeMakers

Visual Climate

Collaborate and share climate data.
Web: Visual Climate
X: #VisualClimate

DataFam Con

A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms.
Web: DataFam Con
X: #DataFamCon

EduVizzers

A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers

Games Night Viz

A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
X: #GamesNightViz

Iron Quest

Practice data sourcing, preparation, and visualization skills in a themed monthly challenge.
Web: Iron Quest
X: #IronQuest

Storytelling with Data

Practice data visualization and storytelling skills by participating in monthly challenges and exercises.
Web: Storytelling with Data
X: #SWDChallenge

Project Health Viz

Uncover new stories by visualizing healthcare data sets provided each month.
Web: Project Health Viz
X: #ProjectHealthViz

Diversity in Data

An initiative centered around diversity, equity & awareness by visualizing provided datasets each month.
Web: Diversity in Data
X: #DiversityinData

Sports Viz Sunday

Create and share data visualizations using rich, sports-themed data sets in a monthly challenge.
Web: Sports Viz Sunday
X: #SportsVizSunday

Real World Fake Data

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Real World Fake Data
X: #RWFD

Data Plus Music

A monthly project visualizing the data behind the music we love!
Web: Data Plus Music
X: #DataPlusMusicCommunity Projects