Danika Harrod December 5, 2024 - 11:11pm Sam Priddy Sr. Audience Marketing Manager, Tableau We define Data Literacy as the range of capabilities that describe someone’s ability to explore, understand, and communicate with data. These days, when we have questions, there’s plenty of data around for us to find the answers, and having some data literacy will make that possible. Unfortunately, it’s not always structured in a way that makes it easy to use, which is why we’ll spend time exploring the different characteristics of data, the ways it can be structured, and why. Lastly, we’ll touch ..read more

Sarah Molina November 22, 2024 - 7:45pm 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.  Alisa Prem, Product Designer at American Express Global Busines ..read more

Spencer Czapiewski November 7, 2024 - 5:31am Adiascar Cisneros Manager, Product Management, Tableau The Cloud Migration App for Small Deployments is an open-source application based on the Tableau Migration SDK that allows administrators to copy content and users from Tableau Server to their Tableau Cloud site with ease. Created to simplify the migration process for Tableau admins with smaller deployments, this tool supports essential content transfers such as workbooks, users, groups, and more, providing a straightforward solution to make the transition to Tableau Cloud smoother. The Cl ..read more

Ateken Abla October 10, 2024 - 10:48pm Tristan Guillevin Tableau Visionary and Co-Founder LaDataViz Jessica Bautista DataDev Ambassador and Consultant LaDataViz Tableau Visionary Tristan Guillevin and DataDev Ambassador Jessica Bautista co-run LaDataViz, a data visualization studio and Tableau Developer Partner.  Since Tableau's first release in 2004, all visualizations created inside Worksheets have been rendered using VizQL, a breakthrough technology that allows you to create a chart with a simple drag-and-drop. I still remember building my first visualization in ..read more

Danika Harrod October 22, 2024 - 5:46pm Larissa Amoroso Vice President, Tableau Community, Tableau Tableau Academic Ambassador Dr. Mary Dunaway has spent years empowering students and educators with skills such as data visualization. Now, she's taking her passion for data to the global stage, having been awarded a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to share her expertise at the University of Eswatini. She is among the 221 Scholars and six HBCU institutions across the US who will travel abroad to share their expertise. 2023-2024 HBCU Fulbright Award Institutions visualized ..read more

Spencer Czapiewski October 8, 2024 - 9:14pm Southard Jones Chief Product Officer, Tableau Since the announcement of Tableau Einstein, we've been thrilled by all the enthusiasm and curiosity from our community, customers, and partners. Your excitement is palpable, and we're grateful for the outpouring of interest and feedback. As with any new innovation, we also understand that there are still many questions you have about the new platform, what it means for your organizations, the community, and careers. We've gathered some of the most common questions about Tableau Einstein from our com ..read more

Ateken Abla November 14, 2023 - 6:59pm Sue Kraemer Senior Data Skills Curriculum Strategy Manager, Tableau Charts exist everywhere. Viewing a chart instead of a table of numbers helps us quickly understand data, see patterns, and make better decisions. In today’s world, swift decision-making with data is crucial. When viewing and creating charts, it’s vital that we discern the integrity of the information and conclusions presented in charts. Many people don't realize that charts are as flexible and malleable as the written word. In the same way that words can deceive, so can charts. I ..read more

Spencer Czapiewski October 15, 2024 - 4:09pm Joe Chirilov Director, Tableau Product Management Megan Kelly Associate Product Marketing Manager Since the launch of the VizQL Data Service Developer Preview, the DataDev community has shown impressive creativity and innovation. The ability to programmatically query Tableau’s published data sources has empowered developers to simplify workflows, integrate custom applications, automate processes efficiently, and more. Thanks to your valuable feedback and the real-world use cases we’ve seen, we're excited to expand the develope ..read more

Ateken Abla November 14, 2023 - 6:59pm Sue Kraemer Senior Data Skills Curriculum Strategy Manager, Tableau Charts are all around us. When communicating with data, viewing a chart instead of a table of numbers helps us quickly understand data, make comparisons, see patterns, and make better decisions. In today’s world, swift decision-making with data is crucial. When viewing and creating charts, it’s vital that we gain the ability to critically discern the integrity of the information and conclusions shown in charts.  Many people don't realize that charts are as flexible and malle ..read more

Ateken Abla November 14, 2023 - 6:59pm Sue Kraemer Senior Data Skills Curriculum Strategy Manager, Tableau Charts are all around us. When communicating with data, viewing a chart instead of a table of numbers helps us quickly understand data, make comparisons, see patterns, and make better decisions. In today’s world, swift decision-making with data is crucial. When viewing and creating charts, it’s vital that we gain the ability to critically discern the integrity of the information and conclusions shown in charts.  Many people don't realize that charts are as flexible and malle ..read more