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Mission-Critical Numbers: How the U. S. Coast Guard Prepared me for my Career in Analytics
Since it's Veterans Day, I've been thinking about how military service sticks with you. For me, it's been a while since my U.S. Coast Guard  days, but those lessons still show up in my work every day. I served during 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, two of the worst disasters the US has seen. Both taught me the same thing. When everything's going sideways, you need people executing the mission AND people making sure the mission can actually happen. Two different jobs, same goal. I

Mike Wohlfarth
Nov 115 min read
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Beyond Dashboards: The Next Evolution of Business Intelligence
As someone who's spent years building and refining BI capabilities in the energy sector, I've watched countless hours go into creating the "perfect dashboard." Only to see it checked once a week, if that. We've all been there: polished visualizations, clean data pipelines, executive buy-in at launch, and then...crickets. The truth is, dashboards aren't failing because they're poorly designed. They're struggling because the way we work has fundamentally changed, and our approa

Mike Wohlfarth
Nov 95 min read
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Beyond the Native: Using Custom JSON in Power BI to Deliver What Clients Really Want
One of the biggest strengths of Power BI is its ability to quickly turn data into insight. Native visuals like bar charts, line charts,...

Mike Wohlfarth
Sep 294 min read
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Automating Rail Fuel Surcharge Collection: How Web Scraping and Alteryx Drive Efficiency
Rail fuel surcharges are like a moving target—constantly changing, wildly inconsistent across carriers, and often buried in websites or...

Mike Wohlfarth
Mar 134 min read
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Transforming Data into Actionable Insights with Power BI & Tableau
Data is everywhere—but without the right tools, it’s just noise. Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Power BI and Tableau bridge the...

Mike Wohlfarth
Mar 113 min read
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Thinking Outside of the Power BI Box
Ever feel " boxed in " by Power BI’s standard visuals? We're often stuck with bar charts, line graphs, and tables because they're...

Mike Wohlfarth
Feb 194 min read
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Alteryx Copilot Demo and First Impressions
The future of analytics just got an upgrade! Last week the Public Preview of Alteryx Copilot was released, and in this video, I walk...

Mike Wohlfarth
Feb 171 min read
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Navigating Changing Requirements in BI and Analytics Projects
I have learned in the consulting world, change is a given. This reality is particularly evident in Business Intelligence (BI) and...

Mike Wohlfarth
Feb 173 min read
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Supply Chain Optimization and Weather Impacts with Alteryx
In today's interconnected global economy, supply chain optimization plays a critical role in driving business success. However,...

Mike Wohlfarth
Feb 174 min read
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From Paper to Pixels: The Power of OCR Technology
In the current era of technology, managing information efficiently is crucial. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology is at the...

Mike Wohlfarth
Feb 174 min read
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Simplifying Alteryx Workflow Management: Opportune's Auto Documenter Tool
In today's data-driven world, organizations are faced with the complex challenge of managing, analyzing, and extracting value from vast...

Mike Wohlfarth
Feb 172 min read
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