

Mastering Tableau in 2026 by Marleen Meier - New Release and not just for the Datafam
Thank you to Packt Publishing and Shruthi Shetty for sharing this piece with me before its release and for the continuous trust in me. I remember reviewing Marleen's latest book as if it were yesterday. Time really flies; that was in the summer of 2023, nearly three years ago! Oh, how drastically things have changed in our data visualization community and in technology globally since then. Tim Ngwena's foreword added a nice touch. While AI can enhance dashboards and create s
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DataFam Day in Amsterdam @Salesforce Tower
I recently visited the new Salesforce towers in Amsterdam for the first time! They have relocated a metro station down, next to the Olympic Stadium, moving it from Amsterdam Zuidas. Interestingly, I’ve been visiting the London office more often, despite living in Amsterdam. The Blue Fin building by the Tate Modern was iconic; I clearly remember presenting there while admiring the London skyline. It made me feel like a million bucks, even while holding my overpriced watery Cos
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Returning to Barcelona Technology School for Two Consecutive Years
This post shares insights from the masterclass and reflections on why Barcelona remains a special place. When Barcelona calls, it is hard to say no. I gladly accepted the invitation a second time to present a masterclass on data visualisation. It feels like coming home—not just because of my past visits to Boehringer Ingelheim's offices in Sant Cugat, but because Barcelona holds so many meaningful memories. My goal with each class is to enrich the master's students' understan
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