September 2010 Blog Posts

Business Intelligence - What does BI and Fantasy Football have in Common?

We're in the 3rd week of the NFL season and things are beginning to shape on which teams will be SuperBowl contenders. As an avid American football fan, I do what a lot of people in North America do – participate in a fantasy football league. This is not a recreational activity as we take our NFL fantasy pools very seriously...

Data Visualization - When Not to Use Data Visualization

I had the opportunity last Friday to meet the COO and CFO of a local law firm located in Toronto. After navigating my way through this large complex in downtown Toronto, I finally found the office. Trying to look smart, I picked up the Globe and Mail laying on the coffee table in the waiting area...

Data Visualization - Is Fun!

Data visualization doesn't always have to be presenting mission critical data.  A while back, we had a chart contest internally at Dundas, to visualize data. The caveat was that it had to be funny. What do I mean by that? Well, the best way to explain it to you is to show you in, appropriately, a pie chart.  Check out GraphJam the source of this fun!  Source: GraphJam.com Keywords: Data Visualization, Having Fun, Pie Charts

Data Visualization - The Beauty of Visualization

I love the website TED.  For all of you have not been to this site before, it's a place where people give lectures on various topics on Technology, Entertainment, and Design.  You can watch these lectures for free and they are generally very informative and entertaining.

My colleague sent me one on the beauty of visualization...

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