Tableau Prep Tackles Nest Thermostat Data
Last year, I went home from the Teknion Christmas party with a shiny, new Nest Learning Thermostat. Sure, I was
Spatial Joins in Tableau with Excel, Text, Anything
How can you join your non-spatial data to spatial data? Using the latest spatial functions, you can achieve spatial joins in Tableau with almost any data source.
Python strikes again! More Python scripts for Tableau Prep
I wrote previously about some very simple, but useful, Python scripts for Tableau Prep (and start with that post to
Python in Tableau Prep: simple useful scripts
Tableau Prep Builder 2019.3 is currently in beta and I’m loving it! (along with all the other goodies: Tableau Desktop,
Using Tableau Prep to track account balance history from Mint
I personally use Mint to track my personal finances (I’m not officially endorsing, but it does help me get the
State of the Unions in Tableau Prep: MINUS, EXCEPT and INTERSECT
Recently I gave a “State of the Unions” address for Tableau’s Think Data Thursday (the recording is here) in which
Exploring DataRobot predictions using Tableau and Tableau Prep
I’ve been hearing about DataRobot for a while now (in fact, Teknion Data Solutions, where I’ve been a consultant for
Rank and Ranking in Tableau Prep
One thing I’ve submitted an idea for Tableau Prep (and would love if you voted for it!) is the ability
How to handle new input files in Tableau Prep
How to handle new input files in Tableau Prep Let’s say you’ve got a situation where you get new input
How to remove duplicate records in Tableau Prep
One of the questions that comes up quite often is “How do I remove duplicate records in Tableau Prep?” or
Joshua Milligan is a five-time Tableau Zen Master. His passion is training, mentoring, and helping people gain insights and make decisions based on their data through data visualization using Tableau.
He is a principal consultant at Teknion Data Solutions, where he has served clients in numerous industries since 2004.
Joshua served as technical reviewer on several Tableau titles and is the author of the book Learning Tableau.
