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Tableau Customer Conference 2011: Session Materials

Thanks for joining us! We packed the 2011 schedule with so many great sessions and learning opportunities that it may have been difficult to choose which session to attend. That's why we're also providing session materials for download as well as video recordings when available.

Find the session you're interested in reviewing and click to download the course materials.

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Core Tableau

Led by Tableau, these sessions introduce you to foundational concepts that underlie good data visualization and business intelligence principles. Hear from Tableau founders and product experts on how to think differently about data,using visualizations to tell stories and gain insights.

  • Authoring Brilliant Dashboards - Scott Sherman & Dustin Smith (Video) (Files)
  • Getting Started with Tableau Server - Dan Jewett & Ivo Salmre (Files)
  • Tips & Tricks: Beginner Secrets - Erin Easter & Faye Satta (Video) (Files)
  • Data at Your Fingertips: Mobile BI - Austin Dahl (Files)
  • Using New Chart Types in Tableau - Alan Eldridge (Video) (Files)
  • Making it Actionable: Using Actions in Tableau - Ty Alevizos (Video) (Files)
  • Turning Raw Data into a Compelling Visual Story - Ross Perez, Lori Williams & Daniel Hom (Video) (Files)
  • Using Maps to Enhance Your Visualizations - Dan Cory & Wilson Po (Video) (Files)
  • Working with Cubes - Curt Budd (Video) (Files)

Advanced Applications

This track is designed to focus on advanced features that have been created with more experienced Tableau users in mind. Join these sessions to make sure you are maximizing Tableau’s latest product features and functionality.

  • Tuning Tableau and Your Database for Great Performance - Matt Higgins & Robert Morton (Video) (Files)
  • Jedi Tricks - Marc Rueter (Video) (Files)
  • Calculated Analytics in Tableau - Meredith Dicks (Files)
  • Tableau Server Administration: Extending the Power of Tableau Server - Matt Morgenroth & Andrew Beers (Files)
  • Who Pulled the Plug? High Availability and Mission Critical Tableau Server - Jeff Mills, Ivo Salmre & Kim Peterson (Video) (Files)
  • Data Blending - Mike Kravec & Ross Bunker (not available)
  • Advanced Mapping - Jesse Gebhardt & Dirk Karis (Video) (Files)
  • Exploring New Data - Matt McWhorter (Files)
  • Tuning Tableau Server for High Performance - Francois Ajenstat & Alan Doerhoefer (Files)
  • Understanding Tableau’s Fast Data Engine - Matthew Eldridge & Richard Wesley (Video) (Files)

Tableau Innovation

Learn what’s new and what’s on the horizon at Tableau. Find out ways we’re pushing the limits and how you can too. Walk away from a Tableau Innovation session with insight which you can apply post conference.

  • Science of Visualization - Jock Mackinlay (not available)
  • Share the Love: UX Design to Make Your Viz Persuade, Excite and Inform - Jeff Pettiross & Jun Kim (Files)
  • Visualization of Big Data - Jock Mackinlay (not available)
  • Value of Visualization - Pat Hanrahan (not available)
  • Demystifying Stats Within Tableau - Scott Tennician (Video) (Files)
  • Managing Extracts with Tableau Server - Ivo Salmre (Video)
  • When Elephants Rule Again: How to Leverage Hadoop and Tableau on Big Data - Abhishek Mehta & Robert Morton (Video)
  • Expose Yourself with Tableau Public - Andy Cotgreave (Video) (Files)


Hands-on Training

Learning from some of the best, these sessions will keep you up to date with the latest tips and tricks about using Tableau. Doing exercises in the product is a great way to solidify learning and understanding of new concepts.

  • Mapping Improvements, Matt Jenks (not available)
  • Understanding and Working with Chart Types, Charles Schaefer (Files)
  • Better Authoring Through Interactivity, James Baker (Files)
  • Getting Crafty with Table Calculations, Wilson Po (Video) (Files)
  • Administering Tableau Server, Jessee Gebhardt & Kiyoshi Jones (Video) (Files)

Industry Experts

Led by people whose names you’ll recognize – Howard Dresner, Wayne Eckerson, Cindi Howson, Claudia Imhoff, Paul Kedrosky, Robert Kosara, David O’Connell, Cheryl Phillps, Simon Rogers and Dave Stodder – these sessions contain some of freshest insights in business intelligence, data visualization and analytics.

  • Exploring the Stories Behind the Data, Cheryl Phillips (not available)
  • Business Intelligence is Nothing without Data: How to Optimize Yours for Success Charles Boicey, Alex Kerin, Doug Rausch & Lloyd Tokerud
  • Proven Strategies to Accelerate Adoption of Business Analytics Lee Feinberg, Lynzi Ziegenhagen & Dana Zuber
  • Organizing for Performance: Creating Optimal BI Teams - Wayne Eckerson (not available)
  • Which Way Business Intelligence? - Howard Dresner (not available)
  • Best Practices for BI Success - Cindi Howson (not available)
  • Understanding Business Intelligence - Claudia Imhoff (not available)
  • In Praise of Vagueness: Using Precise Data to be Usefully Vague - Paul Kedrosky (not available)
  • Your Brain and You: How to Use Perception and Cognition Research for Better Visualization - Robert Kosara (not available)
  • Making the Business Case for Analytics - David O’Connell (not available)

Customer Success

Real customers. Real Stories. Come learn how you can improve your business analytics with Tableau by hearing from other successful customers. Find out what’s been working within their organizations and get new ideas for things to do at yours.

  • Hope. Care. Cure. How Seattle Children’s Uses Tableau to Accomplish their Mission - Ted Corbett (Video)
  • Tableau Inside…Intel - Jennifer Monnig & Jason Alvey (Video)
  • Biz Viz @ Hyperspeed - Craig Fryar (Video)
  • Revenue Management, Pricing,and Decision Support Operations at American Airlines - Scott Chandler (Video)
  • Evolving the eBay Analytics Community - David Stone (Video)
  • Why Black Cars Are Cool: Debunk Myths & Optimize Your Supply Chain - Clifford Hodges (Video)
  • Helping In the Fight to Combat Insurance Abuse and Fraud - Marta Magnuszewska (Video)
  • Unleashing Creativity While Maintaining Control: IT Rigor Meets Business User Innovation - Huriya Manzar (Video)
  • The DNA of an Optimized Production Line - Zach Leber (Video)
  • A Ton of Data Seeks an Ounce of Insight: A Tableau Implementation Tale - Jon Boeckenstedt (Video)
  • Visual Data Mining In Support of Marketing Analytics - Kerem Tomak (Video)
  • Pushing the Limits: Big Data and the Path from Insight to Value - Scott Burrill (Video)
  • Zero to 400 Tableau Users in 6 Weeks: Now that’s ROI - Larry Mullen & Paul Lilford (Video)
  • Influencing Strategic Direction: How a Financial ANalyst is Driving Change - Robert Hanley (Video)
  • BI Optimization Using Tableau - Brett Cohen (Video)
  • Getting to “Ah Ha” with Marketing Cause/Effect Storytelling - Stuart Watson (Video)
  • Big Data BI – Using Tableau for Visualization of Smart Meter Analytics - Tom Hudgins (Video)
  • Tips & Tricks from the Wild Sheel Bhatiani, Joe Mako, Naomi Robbins, Mike Roberts & Steve Wexler (Files)