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State of Illinois and their financial issues - InfoGraphic

Pulled this from the Chicago Tribune. This information graphic points out the financial issues the state of Illinois is in. What really needs to be added to this graphic is a percent of budget. Then you would have a clear pictures of...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 5:57 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, Visualization, Infographics
Tracking the Nation’s Bank Failures InfoGraphic

This is an excellent example of using maps and animation to get the point across on bank failures over time. Look at Washington Mutual up here in the Northwest. Crazy. I still believe JP Chase stole WAMU for the price… http...

Published Fri, Mar 5 2010 6:36 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, Visualization, Business Intelligence, Maps, Geospatial, Infographics
Android App Store Is 57% Free Compared to Apple's 25%

Great analytical charts can tell an interesting story. Check out this article from Gizmodo on Free vs Paid applications from the mobile OS providers. Using the brand icons to represent the company is a great idea. http://gizmodo.com...

Published Thu, Mar 4 2010 6:33 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, Visualization, Infographics
Business Advice From Van Halen

David Lee Roth should be the new CFO at Microsoft or really any major company these days. Read this article on how he used a little statement inside their contracts to determine if the vendor they hired actually read the contract. Just awesome...

Published Wed, Mar 3 2010 8:30 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, Business Intelligence
How Will We Make Decisions in the Future?

from my buddy Bruno Aziza at Microsoft. How will we make decisions in the future? Bruno Aziza, Worldwide Lead Strategist for Microsoftâ€™s Business Intelligence group culled the wisdom of the crowd to help him peer into the future. A little less than...

Published Tue, Feb 2 2010 5:55 PM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Microsoft, Article, BLOG
BI Radio & Webinar Education Series: Jan. 20th - Building A Culture of Performance | Analytical Paradox & User Centricity

Extended Results Launch Invite - BI Radio & Webinar Education Series: Jan. 20th - Building A Culture of Performance | Analytical Paradox & User Centricity WELCOME TO THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE UNTAPPED INSIGHTS EDUCATIONAL SERIES! Companies of all...

Published Thu, Jan 14 2010 11:04 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Excel, Article, Webinar
Microsoft doesn't play the (traditional) BI client game

This is a great article which I have to agree with, when I look at the new tools coming in 2010, Iâ€™m really just saying Iâ€™m getting more of the same. Coming from another MSFT insider, Marco Russoâ€¦ :o) â€œI know, the title is provocative...

Published Wed, Jan 6 2010 6:48 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Microsoft, Article, Business Intelligence, BLOG
Do collaboration tools really increase employee productivity?

Just read this article about collaboration and time lost. They say a person looses over $3,300 a year looking for information. That is probably about right. Our solution Extended Outlook and Extended Excel retrieves a large portion...

Published Wed, Dec 30 2009 8:04 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Blogging, SharePoint, Excel, Tips, Article, Outlook, BLOG
Better looking charts in Excel 2007/2010

One thing I really like about using Excel for my business intelligence solution is the ability to create some really good looking charts (author opinion). We are all guilty of just cranking out reports using the default settings as we are...

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 8:50 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Microsoft, Excel, Tips, Analytics, Article, Visualization, Business Intelligence
Wild Horses - Infographics - Discovery Channel

Great stuff, why canâ€™t I have a BI tool that does this!

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 5:03 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, BLOG, Infographics
Travel to the center of earth-Infographics-Discovery Channel

Iâ€™m totally stuck on Infographics right now. Check out this video that gives lots of BI on the way to the center of the earth!

Published Tue, Dec 22 2009 5:02 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, Video, BLOG, Infographics
Untapped-Insights Launch in BusinessWire

I wanted to make sure you had picked up the announce in the press on Extended Results hosting a BI radio show starting in January here . I'm very excited about the show and would encourage all of you to tweet and blog about it. Think of the...

Published Thu, Dec 17 2009 3:05 PM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Microsoft, Tips, Article, Business Intelligence, BLOG
I really love good displays of analytics

Iâ€™m getting kind of tired of the same old bar and line charts, so Iâ€™ve been on the hunt for new and interesting displays. Check this one outâ€¦ Donâ€™t know if I believe the numbers or notâ€¦ I wonder if these numbers are from people...

Published Tue, Dec 15 2009 4:08 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, Infographics
Great looking Pie Chart: The American Diet: 34 Gigabytes a Day

It is not to often you can find a good looking pie-chart, but here is a great example from the New York times. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/the-american-diet-34-gigabytes-a-day/

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 4:54 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Tips, Article, UI/UX, Business Intelligence, Infographics
Great use and showcase of UI/UX in business intelligence

Bryan in our office forwarded me this web site that shows political contributions by industry/company. Check it out, presented very clearly and easy to understand. Roll over a company name to see a break out of their lobbyist efforts. http...

Published Mon, Dec 7 2009 3:30 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Tips, Analytics, Article, Business Intelligence, Infographics

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