Choosing your visualization

Visualization is about democratizing the data and making it accessible to the people who need to know.

Today, there are many hot trends in both consumer and enterprise technology that increase accessibility by being highly visual. Think of the popularity of iPads, Surfaces, eReaders, and large screens. Everyone wants their data in the best resolution possible, with crisp graphics and colors.

Executives are engaging with the charm of visualization and putting it firmly onto enterprise business intelligence roadmaps. According to a survey by Howard Dresner, the extensive use of color, size, shape, and motion were more appealing than other buzzwords such as Big Data and the cloud. A study by Dresner Advisory Services found ...

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