Perception has been a Tableau partner in Ireland since before Tableau opened an office in Ireland. Perception was the first to bring Tableau to Irish companies, providing certified training and consulting. Over many years, Perception built a strong team of certified Tableau trainers and professionals. While competitors may claim certification, Perception's trainers have undergone extensive training to earn their certifications and keep standards high.

1. Contact Us….
Website: www.perception.ie
Email: info@perception.ie
Tableau Ireland

2. Perception has beenTableau Partners in Ireland even before
Tableau Ireland was in Ireland!
So why a post aboutTableau Ireland?Well, there are several
reasons. First, though there's a "back story" that will provide
some of the reason and further context.
Bringing Tableau to Ireland

3. Perception registered as a company in 2007. In those days, we used the brand
as a vehicle to provide consulting, primarily in the Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) space. In another part of the world and about four years before that, a
little-known company was launched by three men. Namely, *Pat Hanrahan,
Christian Chabot, and Chris Stolte.That company was none other thanTableau.
It would take another 12 years forTableau to move an office into Ireland. A few
years before that though Christian Chabot would call up our founder and CEO,
Peter McParland, and they would meet for a few pints in Dublin to discuss
business and more importantly have the craic ;).
Our Backstory….

4. However, I digress.As I said, beforeTableau came to Ireland there was
Perception.We developed theTableau business with and alongside
Tableau through licensing, training, and consulting.We did this and do
this for companies across the Irish enterprise spectrum. Including Bank
of Ireland, KPMG, FBD, Irish Life, NSAI to name a few. As first
adopters, these and many other companies received CertifiedTableau
Training and Consulting form Perception even then.Those were early
days forTableau Ireland.
BeforeTableau Ireland

5. Christian knew that Perception had taken on theTableau product
range and ethos with gusto. Our customers recognised that since they
already trusted us with their data and system, that the natural and
strategic thing to do was trust Perception to shape and visualise their
data too. Perception was still a young company. However, we also had
a depth of experience that we leveraged to deliver the high level of
training, ETL – ExtractTransform & Load data functions, as well as
dashboard development & data governance that these companies
demanded.
BeforeTableau Ireland

6. Over the years we built a strong team of...
• CertifiedTableauTrainers
• CertifiedTableau Desktop Professionals (and associates)
• as well as Server Certified Professionals
Our people would also have relevant degrees in their areas of interest and expertise.
Perception and our people have invested both time and money in these certifications. As
with allTableau Certification, they are not easily handed out.
As example, bothTableauTrain theTrainer and Server Certified Professional require
extensive time spent in London (for EMEA) for training with the latter only certified
following an exam which can only take place at theTableau Conference.This investment is
a journey for our people and is hard won as anybody who has attempted or gained these
certifications would aspouse.They are proud of their achievements and well should be.
Tableau Ireland CertifiedTraining and Consulting

7. Perception are also very proud of them.
It is this fact that rankles, particularly in a smaller market like Ireland where
competition would be tight and competitors tout that they are certified
trainers. Grrrr. I for one do not normally whinge about competitors, as
customers always have the obvious right to decide who they would prefer to do
business with. However, when competitors disingenuously peddle that they are
certified trainers, but in fact may only be a desktop associate, or may only have
Author status, that I take pause and wonder at their integrity. Just because you
are certified in a related Tableau discipline does not make you certified to
deliver training – even if you can.
Proud of our People

8. You see you have not earned that right. It takes countless hours of
prepping and delivering toTableau’s exacting standards.You have not
made the monetary investment trusting that the training
engagements will follow. Our trainers must also keep their certification
by receiving constant feedback. Our customers complete surveys from
each and every course that we deliver. Do you?These surveys are
managed byTableau directly. Just another way that they monitor and
keep up the extremely high training standards within the partner
community. It doesn't come easy.
You Gotta Earn it!

9. It’s here that I say shame on you.
And categorically state that only Perception can say that we haveTableau
CertifiedTraining in Ireland.Yes, we haveTableau Server Certified
Professionals here, in Ireland, delivering courses to some of the best and
largest companies in Ireland, the UK and across the world (particularly
since we are certified inVirtual Live Courses (VLC) training too).VLC
training from Dublin allows us to deliver training for our global customers
andTableau anywhere.
We areTableau Certified in all disciplines.
You Gotta Earn it!

10. If you are looking to partner with a company that has a great history with
Tableau across Ireland and the world. Should you be looking for Certified
Training, Consulting or Server professionals from some of the smartest and
dedicated people in theTableau Community. Or, do you need consulting from
Tableau Professionals that have real world experience across multiple
domains? – then get in touch with a company that values integrity and the
highest standards in delivery – Perception.
*An interesting fact about Pat Hanrahan is that he was also a founding
employee of Pixar. Pat has been credited in numerous productions, including
Toy Story.
In summary