by Alyssa Williams | Oct 30, 2022 | Data Analytics, Data Science
Using the Blob Tools to Output Data into Formatted Excel Templates While “the Blob” might sound like a cheesy horror movie or an unidentified substance you scrape off the bottom of your shoe, in Alteryx it can be a very powerful tool. “Blob” is an acronym for...
by Nigel Silva | Oct 22, 2022 | Data Analytics, Data Applications, Data Science, Databricks, Insights, Resources
I’ve always found web scraping interesting, there’s a massive trove of data available to us in a wide array of formats- it presents the perfect ‘big data’ problem, how can we capture, ingest, analyze, and leverage this data? To keep things relevant for a broader...
by Alyssa Williams | Oct 12, 2022 | Data Analytics, Uncategorized
Have you ever added a formula tool to your Alteryx workflow and suddenly realized that your IF/THEN logic is starting to look more like a book and less like a logical function? Or maybe you really miss the ability to simply reference a prior row’s result within an...
by Nigel Silva | Oct 10, 2022 | Data Analytics, Data Applications, Data Science, Data Strategy, Data Visualization, Databricks
Synopsis: This article is a 101 level introduction to Databricks SQL, and will walk you through the steps to build simple visualizations directly within a Lakehouse environment. The article is focused around the UI and workflow of DBSQL and assumes the reader has...
by Alyssa Williams | Jul 20, 2022 | Data Analytics
We use data and analytics every day to answer those “W” questions: Who purchased our new product? Which carrier has the best on-time delivery record? What customer segment drove our change in sales? But how often are you faced with a “Where” question and you’re unable...
by Alyssa Williams | Jun 28, 2022 | Data Analytics, Everyday Life, General
Written by: Alyssa Williams We use data and analytics every day to answer those “W” questions: Who purchased our new product? Which carrier has the best on-time delivery record? What customer segment drove our change in sales? But how often are you faced with a...
