Unlike Raoul, there hasn't been much winning on the tables of Vegas so far but, no doubt, my luck's gonna change soon! Where's that ATM again ...

So anyway, the 2011 Tableau customer conference is coming to an end at the Encore Casino, Las Vegas and your faithful Datalicious correspondent has been there to see it all (and I mean ALL of it).

For Tableau, it has been a chance to showcase their new releases of Desktop and Server (both due in January). More on that below. For customers, it has been a great opportunity to meet the 300 strong team (all that was left back in Seattle was an answering machine), and learn about features (old and new) that we can use to pimp our vizzes.

I’m not going to list everything they’ve changed since 6.1 because there's stacks but here are the best bits:

We’ve got our hands on the beta version of 7.0 and look forward to demonstrating the new features with some vizzes over the coming weeks.

Also big thanks to Dirk and Ross, two Tableau Doctors who sorted out some really nasty Tableau table calculations that’ll help us build an interactive media attribution engine.

If you've ever wondered what Business Intelligence systems (or BI for short) are all about and how you can use them, and your data, to their fullest potential then you should read my article in the Power Retail report on Business Intelligence. Among other topics, the special report covers the following.

• Current trends in BI and its implementation
• Tips and case studies for using BI in your organisation
• Reviews of Cognos, Oracle Business Intelligence and Tableau Software
• The ways in which marketers can use data in everything they do (written by yours truly).

Specifically, I have a look at how marketers can use data for ROI measurement, segmentation, and probabilistic modelling, common complexities and pitfalls. I hope you like it.

If you are an analytics professional with at least 2 years of work experience in data-intensive roles (preferably in a digital/direct markering environment) who would like to get into big data, web analytics and data driven marketing then you should apply. More experienced analysts and marketers are welcome to apply as well.

+ Keen interest in all things web analytics and online optimisation

+ Basic understanding of marketing principles provides a head start
+ Entrepreneurial spirit, business or marketing degree would be good 

+ Experience dealing with large and complex datasets a must have

+ Proven ability to turn data into insights and actionable recommendations

+ Ability to visualise and confidently present insights to key stakeholders

+ Ability to manage complex projects from start to finish a great advantage

+ Experience with business intelligence tools apart from Excel a bonus

+ Experience in dashboard design and development would be beneficial

+ Experience with either Tableau or Spotfire software would be fantastic

+ Experience with advanced statistical analysis and software a bonus 

+ Experience with Omniture and Google Analytics would be useful
+ Basic understanding of SQL and data warehousing would be good
+ Flexibility, lateral thinking and attention to detail are crucial
+ Ability to respond to client deadlines when necessary
+ Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills essential

+ Exposure to a growing list of interesting blue chip clients

+ Highly flexible working hours in a dynamic team environment
+ Young start-up with a "work hard, play hard" company attitude
+ Training on industry leading analytics and marketing platforms
+ Freedom to experiment with emerging technologies and new tools
+ Plenty of development and career opportunities in fast growing business
+ And of course you get a salary, maybe even a bonus plus other perks

If the above sounds interesting, please email us at jobs@datalicious.com so we can have a look at your resume and arrange a quick initial phone interview to ask you a few questions before we meet for a proper interview.

We don't want to say we told you so but check out the below chart from Gartner's latest BI platform user survey: Tableau is the clear leader when it comes to overall product capability and ease of use! 

You might not be able to customise every little bit of your dashboard but data exploration with Tableau is just awesome! Just connect to any data source, Tableau finds the table joins automatically, drag and drop dimensions and measures onto your worksheet and let the tool suggest the best visualisation - analysts can finally focus on finding insights rather than getting stuck in technology.

Check out our latest Tableau data visualisations or contact us to find out how Tableau could boost your company's data mining and insights generation capabilities.

If you are an experienced analyst with a solid statistical background and at least 4 to 5 years of work experience with complex data sets (preferably in marketing related roles but not necessarily) who is ready to step up and manage his own small team of analysts in a fast paced agency environment then you should apply. 

+ Keen interest in all things web analytics and online optimisation

+ Basic understanding of marketing principles provides a head start
+ Entrepreneurial spirit, business or marketing degree would be good 

+ Proven ability to turn data into insights and actionable recommendations

+ Ability to visualise and confidently present insights to key stakeholders

+ Ability to identify client opportunities and turn them into project proposals

+ Ability to develop and manage successful client and partner relationships

+ Ability to manage smaller teams and complex projects a great advantage

+ Experience with business intelligence tools apart from Excel expected

+ Experience in dashboard design and development would be beneficial

+ Experience with either Tableau or Spotfire software would be fantastic

+ Experience with advanced statistical analysis and software expected 

+ Experience with Omniture and Google Analytics would be useful
+ Basic understanding of PHP or MySQL would come in handy
+ Flexibility, lateral thinking and attention to detail are crucial
+ Ability to respond to client deadlines when necessary
+ Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills essential

+ Exposure to a growing list of interesting blue chip clients

+ Highly flexible working hours in a dynamic team environment
+ Young start-up with a "work hard, play hard" company attitude
+ Training on industry leading analytics and marketing platforms
+ Freedom to experiment with emerging technologies and new tools

+ Potential for public speaking engagements to build personal profile 
+ Potential for a wider regional APAC role in the not to distant future

+ Attractive salary package plus performance based bonus and perks

If the above sounds interesting, please email us at jobs@datalicious.com so we can have a look at your resume and arrange a quick initial phone interview to ask you a few questions before we meet for a proper interview.