Data Visualization

This archive includes topics related to the data visualization portion of business intelligence and reporting solutions. Data visualization is a technology approach used in software applications to provide intuitive, graphical, and visual views or methods for exploring data.

It is applied to business applications for business users to glean useful information from their business data for faster, more informed decision-making. Examples of data visualization tools include 2D, 3D and animated charts and graphs, dashboards, tree and heat maps, among others.

Articles

At-a-glance Visualization & Analysis of Complex, High Volume Information - Using Heat Maps
by LogiXML BIz Comm Editorial Staff
November 6, 2006

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. Tree and heat maps are useful for giving business users quick views of large amounts of data to find trends and anomalies at-a-glance. Read More...

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words - Understanding the Basic Types of Charts and Graphs
by LogiXML BIz Comm Editorial Staff
November 1, 2006

No reporting and analysis solution is complete without providing ways to visualize information. Charts and graphs help users to better understand their data and provide a fast, more meaningful view in context, especially when comparing data. There are a myriad of different charts and graphs. So, which is better for which purpose? Read More...

Real-time, Quick Reference Information in Personalized, Role-based Dashboards
by LogiXML BIz Comm Editorial Staff
October 2, 2006

Dashboards have become a standard requirement of corporate users’ BI initiatives. This is due to the ease of use, and the convenient, fast access to critical data that they provide. Interactive dashboards let executives, managers and analysts monitor, measure and share key performance metrics instantly and view the information most pertinent to their roles. Read More...

BI Essentials that Deliver Immediate Value to your Business Applications
by LogiXML BIz Comm Editorial Staff
August 31, 2006

In addition to typical reporting capabilities, LogiXML offers powerful BI features like dashboards and scorecards, interactive analysis, structured search, heat maps, ad hoc reporting, OLAP reporting, animated charts, and MS Excel-based reporting to help you enhance your application offerings. Your applications can take advantage of rich business intelligence features quickly; and, reporting doesn’t have to be just an afterthought in your application development cycle any longer. Read More...