June 7, 2019
One CEO’s Perspective On Google’s Acquisition of LookerGoogle announced the acquisition of Looker yesterday for roughly $2.6BN. That is an incredible outcome for the Looker team and a savvy move for Google Cloud Platform. I want to congratulate both organizations and wish them and their customers success…
March 6, 2019
Happy Data = Happy Users? Maximizing AtScale and TableauCongratulations! Your data is controlled, aggregated and turbocharged in your AtScale virtual cube. You have Tableau to create remarkable visualizations. Your data is happy! But are your cube designers and business users too? For instance, did you know that centralizing…
March 4, 2019
Through the Eyes of a BI Author: Why Tableau and AtScale make a great solution togetherIf you are like me, a Tableau fan, you’ve probably used Tableau for many years, attended numerous Tableau Conferences, and cheered with great enthusiasm when the engineers at Tableau demonstrated the latest and greatest enhancements to the software. You may…
My previous blog highlighted some best practices to gain immediate value from all the capabilities that AtScale offers when using Tableau as your BI tool of choice. One of those best practices is to use AtScale-created date dimensions to improve…
February 12, 2019
How to Connect Excel and Google BigQueryDespite the existence of a plethora of data analytics tools, Microsoft Excel is still the preferred choice for many analysts working with data. With the continued growth of data, as well as migration to the cloud, accessing the data necessary…
January 23, 2019
3 Ways Data Fabric Improves Tableau PerformanceIn the fifteen years since Tableau was founded, it has emerged as one of the preeminent business intelligence software tools, to the extent that only Microsoft Excel is utilized by more enterprises to analyze data. Tableau’s popularity stems in many…
