DataVisualization

I was inspired to quit a job and an industry that I had worked in for over 20 years to work in the technology field and promote data visualization.

My experience at the first Tableau User Conference in July of 2008 really motivated me to make this career change.  While having a very interesting and fulfilling job before I realized that there was a common theme every job responsibility or project I had to manage.

I wanted the data first.

The unfortunate truth about traditional heavy business information technologies is that they require the report developer to predict the types of questions that the information consumer is going to ask.

 This fact contributes to frustration for both the people building the reports and the information consumers who need flexible tools.