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Business Intelligence Data Visualization 5 Lessons from History's Early Data Rockstars Data visualization has a rich and exciting history. The pioneers, data rockstars in their day, developed new ways of looking at and showing data. What are the most important lessons we can learn...	Read More
Embedded Analytics Embedding Analytics with Tableau In an age where data is king, the most effective way to offer state-of-the-art business intelligence within any application is through an Embedded Analytics partnership. Not only do customers expect...	Read More
Governed Self-Service IT & Enterprise Four Reasons your Metadata is Broken Metadata is more important now than ever. New technologies have enabled businesspeople who have traditionally not been analysts to work with data. The consumerization of IT means people expect...	Read More
Business Intelligence The Must Do's of Marketing Dashboards Dashboards are one of the most important and often overlooked tools for marketers today. Modern marketers need to know how to measure and share performance outcomes of their programs in real-time—...	Read More
Industry Analysts Business Intelligence Mobile It’s Time for a User-Driven Enterprise BI Strategy Even after doing their best for over 20 years to build centralized, scalable information architecture, Forrester surveys find that only a small percentage of organizations' data is actually converted...	Read More
Working with Data A New Era of Transparency: 5 Best Practices for Open Data in Government One of the most anticipated policies, and greatest challenges facing modern governments, is that on data transparency and efficiency. Coupled with a new era of data-driven innovation, the pressure...	Read More
Business Intelligence The Road Forward - An IT Roadmap for Scaling Self-Service Reporting In an age where data is king, the shift to self-service analytics seems threatening and even out of control for IT leaders—but it doesn’t have to be. A new implementation model, anchored by a real...	Read More
Data Visualization The Power of R and Visual Analytics Partner Advanced Statistics with Data Visualization When it comes to identifying patterns and building practical models, R is a statistical powerhouse, but sharing insights across...	Read More
Data Visualization Story Points Data Storytelling: Using visualization to share the human impact of numbers Storytelling is a cornerstone of the human experience. Throughout human history, we have developed new mediums for telling stories—from oral histories to printed books to movies and even comic books...	Read More
Business Dashboards Business Intelligence How to Build Dashboards that Persuade, Inform, and Engage Do your dashboards tell the story you want to get across or does your data get lost in a sea of pixels? Tableau strives to keep users in the flow with software centered on principles of design,...	Read More