Devoid of Dash 💻¶
Imagine a world... without dashboards.
On a superficial glance, it would seem that nothing's changed. People continue to interact in the same ways they've done day-after-day. Businesses continue to operate in the same manners like clockwork. Information is shared and used as it always has been. Life goes on...
Such a conjecture couldn't be further from the truth.
The 21st century is built on data. With the proliferation of data aggregation, structuring, and analysis, Big Data has transformed our interconnected society. Information is invaluable.
Millions, billions, and trillions of data values can be quickly analyzed via powerful algorithms to uncover new patterns, interesting correlations, and unexpected conclusions. Yet messy code segments, lines of JSON output, and unconnected queries simply cannot capture all of the golden needles hidden within these massive haystacks of information.
With dashboards, our data can be transformed into powerful visualizations.
But don't just take my word for it,
Al Shalloway, Founder of Net Objectives
Visualizations act as a campfire around which we gather to tell stories.
Carly Fiorina, Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.
Dashboards go hand-in-hand with any endeavor involving the collection of information. Knowing of their profound importance begs the question, how do we create our own?
Well for that, dear reader, we turn to our Trusty Toolbox!