Dashboarding and

Data Visualization

Chris Kruger, InfoSol

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Agenda

• Overview

• Dashboarding vs Data Visualization

• Dashboards (Xcelsius) vs Design Studio

• Explorer vs Lumira

• Demos

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Dashboarding vs Data Visualization

Dashboarding

• Professionally Authored

• Audience = Business Users

• BI Application

– Application Development processes

– Addresses multiple use cases

– Multiple Layers

• Tool = learning curve

• Application = no learning curve

• Creates a story/experience

• Longer lifespan

Data Visualization

• Self-Service

• Audience = Data Analyists

• Data Exploration

– Filter and sort data

– Quick, specific use cases

• Small learning curve

– Limited customization and functionality

• Answers questions quickly

• Short lifespan

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Dashboard (Xcelsius) vs Design Studio

Dashboards (Xcelsius)

• Designer Tool

– No coding

• Flash

– Mobile components

• Connected and Offline

– .unx

– Spreadsheet data

• Very mature

Design Studio

• Development Tool

– Need to write script

• HTML5

– Mobile ready

• Connected Only

– BW

– .unx

• New, but rapid

development

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Explorer vs Lumira

Explorer

• Data Exploration

• Access data through Business Layer

• Filter, sort, rank, visualize

• No customization

• Quick answers

• Access to large amount of indexed data

• Lowest learning curve

Lumira

• Data Visualization

• Access data through engine

• Connect, manipulate, visualize

• Limited customization

• Answer several common questions

• Access to data sets

• Small learning curve

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Considerations

• What to use, when?

– Define Self-Service

– Define Audience

• Licensing

• Deployment

• Training

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Live Demonstration

• Dashboards

• Design Studio

• Exploration Views

• Lumira

DEMOS!!

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Conclusion

• Dashboards vs Data Visualization

• Dashboards (Xcelsius) vs Design Studio

• Explorer vs Lumira

• What to consider

– Self-Service

– Training

– Audience

– Licensing

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Questions??

Chris Kruger, InfoSolE-mail: ckruger@infosol.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/ckruger

Twitter: @chris_krugs