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In today’s fast-paced environments, scanning through rows of data can be rather time-consuming and impractical. Many business personnel want easy-to-use visual tools to see accurate, real-time business-critical information. They may need to start with the big picture and further explore the details as needed. Or, they may need to spot exceptions and identify emerging trends to take immediate, appropriate action. What Are Heat Maps? Tree and heat maps are somewhat new concepts in BI but are quickly becoming mainstream for the powerful automated and effortless analysis they give to users. They are useful for giving business users quick views of large amounts of data to find trends and anomalies at-a-glance.

Benefits of Heat Maps

Heat maps provide an ideal way for business users like managers and executives to quickly analyze sales, financial and management data to:

Identify emerging trends – Visually represent the structure of your data through groups and sub-groups to see clusters of trends

Find new opportunities – Quickly identify trends and opportunities hidden in your data by viewing data from multiple perspectives

Isolate potential problems – Pinpoint problems before they become nightmares with easy-to-use filter and search tools

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At-a-glance Visualization & Analysis of Complex, High Volume Information - Using Heat Maps

Benefits of Heat Maps