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The Tableau GitHub Repo Most Admins Don't Know About (But Should)
The Tableau Community Insights GitHub repository is a hidden gem for Tableau Server administrators who want to know more about the activity on their Tableau Server.
Brad Fair
06.03.26 01:04 PM - Comment(s)
Why "If It Ain't Broke" Is the Wrong Strategy for Tableau Server
Deferring Tableau Server updates turns routine maintenance into a project — and eventually, an outage. Here's how to choose an update cadence that works.
Brad Fair
04.21.26 11:48 AM - Comment(s)
Introducing ViewAs: User Impersonation for Tableau Server
ViewAs is a small application that lets Tableau Server administrators view the server exactly as another user sees it — through the actual UI, not just the API.
Brad Fair
02.16.26 11:57 AM - Comment(s)
Tableau Server Log Reference
Comprehensive Tableau Server log troubleshooting reference. Maps symptoms like login failures, slow dashboards, and extract errors to specific log folders across 20+ processes. Includes Linux/Windows paths and quick reference tables. Features open-source ts-olly tool for log ingestion.
Brad Fair
02.03.26 01:31 PM - Comment(s)
We talk with a lot of companies that want AI in their analytics practice, but aren't totally sure what that looks like. Many of them want it enough that they are tolerating some oddities they shouldn't be, especially as they're exploring feature sets that haven't yet proven their worth. Specific...
Brad Fair
12.12.25 01:17 PM - Comment(s)