Blog Posts

I recently had a conversation with my colleagues about the best practice for creating calculated fields based on source data.  More specifically, the conversation revolved around whether the Extract Transform Load process (ETL...

The term “Big Data” has become the latest media darling and with all the hype about it, it’s no wonder people are confused about what it means.  When I am asked to give presentations about big data, what I find is the most...

Whether your association is using DSK’s cloud solution or another cloud option to host your business intelligence environment (see our post Tableau Online for Associations?), there are times when you may want to connect to a...

It used to be that when I talked enthusiastically about the field of statistics people’s eyes would glaze over and I realized I really must be a bit of a geek, but these days all associations want to understand their customers...

Let’s say the day has arrived when your association is on the path to data discovery and visualization.  Your technical and business groups have aligned and all data sources haven been identified – great!  The data quality...