Tableau on The Lars Breddemann Blog

Advanced Database magic with Tableau

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:44:36 +0000

Some time ago I needed a way to control how long a database query would (at least) take. The purpose for this was to test out timeout behaviour of components that trigger and wait for the query result.
While the specifics of this testing purpose are not really that interesting, I learned quite a bit while implementing my " wait for a query as long as I like" solution.

Tableau Loops

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:41:45 +0000

The data visualisation tools Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud are well known - in the circles that use such tools - for the broad range of ways data can be made into a picture. Dashboards can be built from many fundamental chart types, arranged, formatted, made interactive, linked into other systems. The options are vast and sites like Tableau Public show off what talented analysts and designers can pull off with those tools. Have a look, it is truly amazing how data can be presented with Tableau.

PostgreSQL DB restore lite

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:26:06 +0000

Tableau Server, for those not familiar with it, is a system for creating, managing, and sharing visual analytics and all the things that go into it. While users can create data sources and visualisation workbooks, just like with the O.G. Tableau Desktop application, Tableau Server does many things beyond that. It is a full-blown web application server that can be programmed and that collects and keeps a lot of data about how it is used.