All About Data – Data Densification, Cubes, and Big Data
Many data-related questions that Tableau newbies have are not related to data preparation, joins, unions, data blending, or data structures. Some of those questions are as follows:
- I just created a table calculation and observed that the view displays numbers that don't exist in the underlying data. Why?
- We use SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) in my organization. What should I know about how Tableau works with cubes?
- How does Tableau work with big data?
This chapter will continue the data discussion from the previous chapters by addressing the topics these three preceding questions target, respectively: data densification, working with cubes, and Tableau and big data.
There are a few people who have worked diligently to provide resources that were very helpful while writing this chapter. Joe Mako has championed data densification—be sure to check out his video on Vimeo (https...