Creating my first Tableau web data connector – the highs and the lows: part 1

After having successfully (enough) completed my introduction to creating a real live Tableau web data connector, I wanted to follow the lead of one of the inspirations for this otherwise unnecessary effort - Chris Love's Persiscope on the subject of sharing Tableau-related failure as well as unbridled success - and document something about the less smooth aspects of … Continue reading Creating my first Tableau web data connector – the highs and the lows: part 1 →

#VisualizeNoMalaria: Let’s all help build an anti-Malaria dataset

As well as just being plain old fun, data can also be an enabler for "good" in the world. Several organisations are clearly aware of this; both Tableau and Alteryx now have wings specifically for doing good. There are whole organisations set up to promote beneficial uses of data, such as DataKind, and a bunch of … Continue reading #VisualizeNoMalaria: Let’s all help build an anti-Malaria dataset →

Journey complete: a BoardGameGeek collection Tableau web data connector

Several months (!) after setting myself the challenge of becoming familiar with how to create a Tableau Web Data Connector, the good news is...it's done! Well, done enough that I now understand how to create web data connectors should I ever need one in reality anyway. As planned, its a connection via the BoardGameGeek API to your very … Continue reading Journey complete: a BoardGameGeek collection Tableau web data connector →