Data-visualization companies are creating buzz with visual representations that let you "see" your data and manipulate it—instead of reading columns of numbers. Big data is a big plus: You can collect ...

Success with a smart VF is less about the screens and more about how people interact with the data and each other.

CartoDB, an online map maker and business intelligence startup, wants to make it easy for anyone to communicate information with a map. Today the startup is unleashing a new feature, One-Click Mapping ...

Data can often feel overwhelming—rows upon rows of numbers, scattered information, and endless spreadsheets that seem to blur together. If you’ve ever stared at a dataset wondering how to make sense ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-- Last week, I stopped by Alon Halevy's office to learn how to visualize large data sets onto a map. Halevy, who heads the Data Group at Google Research, walked me through the ...

If your work involves breaking down complex ideas or streamlining processes, Microsoft Visio is here to make your life easier. With this one-time purchase for $17.97 (sale ending Oct. 27), you can ...

Visualizing time series data is often the first step in observing trends that can guide time series modeling and analysis. As time series data analysis becomes more essential in applications across ...

At the core of digital transformation lies data democratization, the practice of making data accessible throughout all departments of a business, not simply the C-suite and IT team. Datasets are ...

The degree to which someone trusts the information depicted in a chart can depend on their assumptions about who made the ...

This is the billion dollar blind spot: Most enterprises are solving the wrong data problem. Enterprises often assume that ...