Datum: Data & Technology

Tableau @ Dreamforce & 24-3 updates to Tableau In this episode, Tim and Ravi catch up after a long break, discussing various topics including the football season, Dreamforce announcements, Tableau 24.3 release, the recent Tableau and dbt partnership, and more. They also touch on personal updates and future plans for the podcast. Episode Outline 00:00 Introduction 01:39 Topics Overview 05:13 Dreamforce 19:54 Mind the Gap 21:17 Tableau The Platform & DBT Partnership 30:44 Tableau 24.3 Excel-like Tables 47:05 Tableau Cloud Manager 51:08 Other Notable Features 57:56 Outro Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

Exploring Tableau's Future and Industry Evolution In this episode, Ravi and Tim delve into Tableau's newly announced vision for the future, including the introduction of Tableau Einstein. They discuss the rebranding, the new authoring experience, and potential impacts on users and partners. They also speculate on timelines and release dates for these exciting new features. Tune in to hear their hot takes and insightful opinions. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 01:03 - Context 2:11 - Tableau Einstein 6:37 - What is Tableau Einstein 13:47 - We've seen this before 13:40 - New Experience in Tableau 16:18 - The Marketplace 20:30 - Workspaces 25:02 - Authoring Experience 27:08 - Data Modelling 29:15 - Salesforcification of Tableau 33:20 - General Thoughts Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

Exploring Tableau's Future and Industry Evolution In this engaging podcast episode, the hosts explore the current state and future trajectory of Tableau amidst rising concerns within its community about its position compared to competitors like Power BI. Topics of discussion include the cost-effectiveness and core features of Tableau, its innovation trajectory, and how Salesforce's integration impacts its future. The episode also addresses the evolving job market for Tableau professionals and the importance of adapting to industry changes. Wrapping up, the hosts hint at the launch of the 'Tableau Scorecard,' a new initiative to track and evaluate Tableau's progress and gather community feedback. Episode Breakdown 0:00 - Intro 02:08 - Start 05:02 - Today's Topic 07:46 - Price 16:46 - Core Capability 34:12 - Innovation 41:57 - 4th Wave 58:19 - Job Market 01:04:50 - Trying Something New Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

Exploring Advanced Analytics Tools: Tableau, Databricks, Alteryx, and More! In this episode, Ravi and Tim dive into various advanced analytics tools and their integrations with Tableau. They discuss their experiences, strengths, and weaknesses of platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, Alteryx, dbt, and Enso, while touching on cloud providers like Azure, AWS, and GCP. They also explore newer platforms like Sigma and the challenges faced by traditional tools in keeping up with modern data needs. The episode wraps up with a teaser for future topics, including updates on Tableau and industry trends. Episode Timeline 0:00 - Intro 04:35 - Databricks 11:36 - Snowflake 21:07 - Alteryx 28:54 - DBT 34:58 - Enso 42:20 - Cloud Platforms AWS, Google, Azure 49:45 - Honourable mentions 53:18 - Outro Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

Summary of the Podcast Tim and Ravi discuss their experiences at the Tableau conference, highlighting new features, community and marketing insights, technical discussions, future directions, and their overall positive experience. They emphasize the importance of community feedback, the challenges of marketing and rebranding, the evolving role of analysts, and the spotlight on developers. Key Points Discussed Tableau Public Desktop: New feature introduction. Table Extensions: Integration of third-party applications to enhance functionality. Marketing Challenges: Struggles with rebranding and positioning Tableau. Community Feedback: Importance of listening to the user base to improve product discoverability. Discoverability Problem: Addressing issues within Tableau for better user experience. Composable Data Sources: Simplifying data refresh processes. Relationships in Tableau: Exploring challenges and benefits. Microsoft Integration: A necessary and surprising partnership. Apple Silicon Benefits: Improved performance and speed. Upcoming Features in Tableau 2022.1: Enhancements for better data exploration. Phased Feature Development: Understanding Tableau's approach to rolling out new features. Feature Selectivity: Importance of choosing the right features for specific use cases. Rebranding Challenges: Opportunities and hurdles in Tableau's rebranding efforts. Evolving Role of Analysts: Changes in the analyst's role in the modern workplace. Developer Importance: Highlighting the crucial role of developers at the conference. Positive Conference Experience: Overall valuable and positive experience at the Tableau Conference. Links and Resources: Tableau Keynote Summary Tableau Software Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

We're back, It's been a while so lets talk about that and more Key Discussion Points: Reintroductions and Updates: Catching up on changes since their last podcast in 2021. Ravi’s touches on his role at City Football Group and Tim’s experiences at Aimpoint Digital. Evolution of Their Careers: Transition from consulting roles to more specialized positions within their companies. Reflections on how their jobs have diversified to cover different aspects of analytics. Technological Advances: Discussion on the impact of new technologies surrounding analytics platforms like Tableau. The role of YouTube and video content in enhancing their professional reach. AI and Analytics Tools: The integration of AI in everyday business applications and its potential to replace traditional analytics methods. Challenges and opportunities posed by AI advancements, including the influence of large language models and network computing. Future of Analytics and AI: Predictions about the shift from dashboards to more dynamic, AI-driven analytics solutions. The ethical considerations and implications of AI in various sectors. Guest Appearances and Their ‘Curse’: Humorous discussion about past podcast guests and their tendency to change jobs post-appearance. Format of the Podcast: Introduction of new segments: Bites, Bits, and Analogs. Plans to maintain a regular podcast schedule. Conclusion: A look forward to the next episode and continuing discussions on cutting-edge topics in analytics and AI. Links and Resources: City Football Group Aimpoint Digital The Information Lab Tableau Software Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

We're back with our third Analogue. We're privileged to be joined by Anna Casey, a User researcher at Tableau. We talk about how Anna found herself at Tableau, her perspectives on user research and how as dashboard authors, we can bring a product-centric user research methodology to the way we gather requirements and deliver analytics products. Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

We're back this time talking about Snowflake, the Cloud, deggregators, NFTS & Microsoft Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

We’ve been away for even more time, but we're back start Season 4 season Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

We’ve been away for even more time, but we're back to close off the season with one final episode to round off our thoughts on the Tableau Conference 2020 aka Tableau conference'ish Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

We’ve been away for some time, there’s a lot of changes to discuss in our personal lives and also the world around us continues to change fast so we thought we would spend this episode rounding up the changes we’ve seen over the last few months. Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

This episode was originally recorded in late April for a May release. NHS Covid 19 App: Apple & Google Contact tracing efforts. Digital Identity & Coronovirus by GSMAWhy the NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app failed Tracking coronavirus: big data and the challenge to privacy | Free to readUnderstanding the urgent need for secure identity during COVID-19 Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

Following on from the last episode we dive a little into the data being shared in the world about the impact of Coronavirus, From the economy to the climate we cover it all. Enjoy the episode. Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

Recorded live, In this episode recorded at the start of the crisis we catch up to discuss the changes in society note least working from home, the sudden change in our work environments. This is a broad discussion compared to our usual format so join and enjoy the episode. Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

It's our first Analogue episode and we have Kent Marten from Tableau. We talk to him about product design, Tableau, and how he got into Spatial analysis alongside the challenges he faces in his role as a product manager. Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we speak about the forgotten promise of IoT and where we are today and Tim's theory of the looming explosion of data. Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we speak to friend and collegue Gwilym Lockwood about Data Ethics, what it means and how to start thinking about it. Show Notes Data Ethics Framework: GOV.uk : LinkOnline harms whitepaper: LinkWhat is data ethics: Alan Turing institute: LinkI was a cable guy by Lauren Hough : Huffington Post: Link Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we catchup after the christmas and new year break, touch on the Tableau Conference in Vegas and do a summary of of the year in 2019 and outlook to what we have in store this season. Show Notes Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we catchup after the summer break, touch on the Tableau Conference in Europe and dive into our topic this week which is AWS (Amazon Web Services). Show Notes Tableau conference Europe: https://tc-europe19.tableau.com/watch Ireland Drone Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Z6oaTPwcYTableau Embed Playbook: https://tableau.github.io/embedding-playbook/Salesforce completes acquisition of Tableau: https://www.tableau.com/about/press-releases/2019/salesforce-completes-acquisition-tableau AWS (Amazon Web Services): https://aws.amazon.com/products/?nc2=h_ql_prod A Cloud Guru: AWS training and certificationL https://acloud.guru/ Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com

A slightly different episode to the usual. Ravi and I reflect on the recent announcement. Salesforce and tableau have agreed to enter acquisition talks. Show Notes Leaked documents showing interest in Tableau. Salesforce press release: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire TableauBen Thompson on the acquisition: Tech and Antitrust Follow-up, Google Buys Looker, Salesforce Buys Tableau Feedback welcome on Twitter to Ravi at @scribblr_42 or Tim at @tableautim - or e-mail us, at datumpodcast@gmail.com