Podcast Your Data

We take a moment – actually, a whole show – to remember Hans Rosling, who passed away on Feb 7, 2017. Ben and Dan talk about their most memorable moments with Hans and attempt to imagine where the world of data is headed, as Hans did. Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcasting app.

Michael, Katie, and Jon – several of our resident LSU grads (Geaux Tigers) – talk about how to prepare yourself for a career in the data field. Whether you're in college now, about to go to college, considering a career change, or know someone who is, this group gives some great insights into what it takes and on which areas you should focus. Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcasting app.

We all love making new, beautiful visualizations, but what good are the vizzes if your data is unsecured and a mess? In this episdoe, InterWorks Data Engineer Matthew Brimer and Solutions Architect Jonathan Lundin talk about security, the Internet of Things, and shoring up the wave of the future: mobile devices. Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcasting app.

Zion Spencer, product manager for Power Tools for Tableau, joins us to talk about software development, how he and his team are gathering your feedback (hint: really cool clubs that you can join), and does his best Henry Ford impression. Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcasting app.

Randy Krum, author of "Cool Infographics" and coolinfographics.com, joins Tim to talk about his experience in the data industry, his and Tim's favorite hats, and getting involved in the community. Get a free chapter of his book at http://www.coolinfographics.com/book. Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcasting app.

Have you heard of Francois Ajenstat? He's only one of the Chief Product Officer at Tableau. He stopped by to talk with Zen Master Robert about #data16, his history at Microsoft, his new role, how to fill buckets, where you can find his name in all kinds of databases, and much more. It's his job to talk and listen to you about where Tableau is headed and boy is he passionate about you guys! Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcasting app.

2016 Iron Viz contestants Russell Spangler, Robert Rouse, and winner Curtis Harris recount their experiences at TC16. How does one prepare for those 20 minutes where it's just you and the data? How do the feeder competitions compare? What was their favorite moments AFTER the competition? Who of the three knows where you can get the best pulled pork sandwich in Austin? Get these answers and more you didn't even know you wanted in this week's episode. Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcasting app.

EVP of Sales and Tableau Employee #10(ish) Kelly Wright joins Dan Murray to talk about the early days of Tableau, the Tableau Conference, selling software to people who didn't know they needed it. Kelly and Tableau are passionate about empowering people to answer their own questions with data and that's one of the keys to Tableau's success. ; Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcasting app.

Ever wonder what it takes to get 35+ people from all over the world into one place all while designing a booth and collateral at the biggest conference for this Terabyte sponsor? In this episode, you'll go behind the scenes with members of the Marketing and Operations teams to see how they pull it off. Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcasting app.

Tableau Zen Master Robert Rouse and Social Ambassador Derrick Austin hang out and chat about how to survive and thrive at Tableau Conference 2016. This year, Austin, TX plays host. So grab your walking shoes, a battery pack, and a bottle of water and get ready for the biggest TC ever! #data16 Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcasting app.