I had an incredible 2-hour conversation with Kirk Munroe (video above), author of "Data Modelling in Tableau" and a true veteran in the BI/Tableau space. I took away a ton of insight but if I could bottle up the key points, they would be:
1) Data modelling is crucial for Tableau's performance, user experience and the new capabilities in Ai such as Pulse and soon Tableau Einstein. Kirk emphasized that a good data model is essential for features like this to work effectively.
2) The shift to relationships in Tableau was a game-changer. Kirk explained how relationships solve problems that were previously difficult or impossible with traditional joins, especially for multi-fact analysis and even the opportunity to answer questions that you wouldn't want to do with SQL.
3) We spoke before Dreamforce and Kirk correctly framed Tableau Einstein as a separate product alongside "Tableau OG". Kirk speculated on the potential development of an "Einstein Cloud" or similar offering that leverages Tableau's strengths within the Salesforce platform.
4) There's a need for better discovery of advanced Tableau features. We discussed how Tableau could improve its UI to guide users towards powerful capabilities like LODs and relationships.What are your thoughts on these insights? How do you see Tableau evolving in the near future?
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:26 Meet Kirk
9:27 Kirks Passion
12:55 Data modelling in Tableau
23:44 Inspiration for Kirk's book
25:45 His favourite chapter in the book
30:05 Kirk's thoughts on being an author & publishing
42:00 Tim using AI to reformat videos to blogs
48:47 When to use Relationshps in Tableau
59:26 A note on Sigma
1:03:19 A note on Excel
1:06:09 Tableau's future
1:25:22 Data Modelling Unlocks Ai capability
1:41:55 VizQL and Relationships
1:47 :28 Hyperforce updates coming soon
1:51:07 Wrapping up
1:53:00 Question for the next guest
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