Mobile is changing the way that we work and consume information. We are hardly “Offline” anymore, which means that users need to have access to their analytics to make decisions faster based on insights on the fly. In other words, dashboards need to be consumed by your mobile device and be able to provide end-users with data […]

What is App Modernization?   App modernization is the process of taking older, legacy applications and updating their platform architecture to take advantage of modern systems and features.   A great example of app modernization is adding embedded analytics to your application. Embedded analytics help add value to your applications by embedding real-time reporting, interactive data visualization and advanced analytics more quickly than building them yourself. Make complex information comprehensible […]

What Is Data-Driven Decision Making?  Data-Driven decision-making is the process of using data points, metrics, and facts to guide your strategic business decisions. This means that you eliminate the gut decisions and stop following the loudest voice in the room and start making choices based on facts – that align with your company goals and […]

The need for embedded analytics and the buzz around it continues to increase every year as more innovative technologies are being developed.   The value of embedded analytics is tremendous for everyone – it helps end users explore data and uncover insights without the help of data analytics experts and ITs while supporting product leaders and […]

A Treemap Chart is a data visualization that shows hierarchical data using nested nodes (rectangles) of varying sizes and colors, making it easy to spot data patterns or compare data quantities. While a Treemap is sometimes categorized as a “distribution” visualization, I see it mostly referred to as a “part-to-whole” visualization, showing categories (parts) of […]

We are excited to announce a few new updates to the Reveal SDK in order to provide more customization. Showing Tooltips  We have added a new event that will give you more flexibility with how you show Tooltips in your visualizations. The event is called revealView.TooltipShowing in WPF and .onTooltipShowing in Web and is triggered whenever the end-user hovers over […]

Reveal is all about providing you with ready-to-integrate data visualizations with embedded analytics. An important part is making sure that the elements you are embedding into your applications match the look and feel. For our application users, Reveal now has two themes provided out of the box—Mountain and Ocean—that look beautiful in both light and […]

We are thrilled today to announce another big update for our Reveal product! This release is packed with features that touch on today’s hottest topics and trends:   Predictive and Advanced Analytics Machine Learning  R & Python Scripting  Big Data Connectors  Advanced Visualization Interactions   and much more  I’ll highlight each feature in this blog, and with the screen shots you’ll […]

In this blog, I’m going to show you how to create a population pyramid chart that provides an attractive at-a-glance view of the demographics of a country, typically broken down by male/female, though it can be used for other demographics as well.  Here’s what the final chart will look like:  Before diving into how you can create a population pyramid chart, let’s first review some of the basic chart types.  What […]

In a recent podcast interview with SD Times, our Senior VP of Developer Tools, Jason Beres, talks about some of the key steps companies should consider as they begin to implement data analytics. One of his main points is the need for guidelines around compliance, privacy, and governance as data is captured, analyzed, and shared. He notes that […]