April 20, 2020
Excelling at Modern AnalyticsHaving spent the better part of 20 years in data analytics, I consider myself fairly savvy in the world of data transformation, complex financial models, and best practices for data visualization. As someone knee deep in the latest and greatest…
December 12, 2019
How AtScale Makes Tableau Even BetterI consider myself to be an early adopter of Tableau. I discovered Tableau Desktop back in 2007 when I was CTO for Bluelithium. I bought a copy with my personal credit card and expensed it to the company. What I…
November 18, 2019
Leaving Las Vegas: Recap of the 2019 Tableau ConferenceWow! What a week we had with one of the biggest data communities in the world at the Tableau Conference in Las Vegas. This year’s event had about 20,000 data-driven people from all industries and all-sized organizations. And, we were…
November 4, 2019
Join AtScale in Las Vegas at the 2019 Tableau ConferenceAtScale is joining one of the biggest data communities in the world at the Tableau Conference that takes place from November 12-15 in Las Vegas. We’re looking forward to meeting over 20,000 data-driven people like you from all industries and…
July 23, 2019
AtScale + Google BigQuery: Live Excel Connection and OLAP for a Powerful Multi-dimensional Analytics PlatformGoogle BigQuery revolutionized data warehouses with its cloud based, serverless, fully managed data platform. Turn BigQuery into a massively parallel, multi-dimensional powerhouse with AtScale. AtScale and Google BigQuery together provide a cost effective, business friendly, analytics solution that includes a…
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…
