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The World’s Best Countries. Great Interactive InfoGraphic

My business development manager found this great interactive graphic that plots out country comparisons on health, education, economy and politics. This is a really great comparison tool unlike anything we have seen in the marketplace. ...

Published Wed, Sep 1 2010 5:23 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, Visualization, Infographics
All of Google's Acquisitions In One Epic Graphic

This is a graphic infographic on Googles Acquisitions over time. The bubbles are great examples of the size of the purchase. Source: http://gizmodo.com/5622523/all-of-googles-acquisitions-in-one-handy-graphic

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 5:27 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, Google, Business Intelligence, Infographics, Acquisition
New Fuel Economy Window Stickers Chock Full 'O Numbers

BI headed to a new car window sticker near you! I love it! Source: http://jalopnik.com/5625482/new-fuel-economy-window-stickers-chock-full-o-numbers

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 5:21 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, Infographics
Tech M&A deals increase in Q2

I was browsing one of my favorite technology news sites for the Northwest and found a very cool like chart that is mixed with a bubble chart. This gives you a good perspective on the size of the deals compared to the number of deals for the month...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 4:54 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Analytics, Article, Visualization, Business Intelligence
Inc. 500|5000 Bubble Chart

They have an interesting bubble chart to show how companies compare on the list in regards to growth and to revenue. I had to scroll and hover for a little while to find Extended Results on the list, but we are there! Source: http://www.inc.com...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2010 5:00 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Article, Business Intelligence, Inc
Drill into Extended Results on Inc. Magazines 500|5000 Fastest Growing Companies of 2010

You can drill down to the details of every company on the list. When you drill down to our company, you can see our Trophy Case on where we rank in IT Services and in Seattle. We are in the TOP 50 for IT Services and TOP 15 for the Seattle...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 5:04 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Inc
#1 in Business Intelligence IT Services according to the Inc 500|5000 of 2010

I was pouring through the list of top IT Services and Software companies in the Inc 500|5000 to see who was the TOP Business Intelligence company. Well guess what I found out?! We are the ONLY business intelligence focused company within...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 5:08 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Analytics, Article, Business Intelligence, Inc
Extended Results makes the Inc. 500|5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies of 2010 at position 525!

I’m very excited to announce that we made the Inc. Magazine Top 500|5000 for the fastest growing companies of 2010 at position 525! We were ranked the 15th fastest growing company in the Seattle area too! I started Extended Results...

Published Tue, Aug 24 2010 6:16 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Microsoft, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Inc
World Cup 2010 Economic Sales Productivity Infographic

I found this via Bing image search today and thought I would share it with others. These are some great analytics showing the positive and negative side of World Cup 2010. Enjoy

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 5:25 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Visualization, Infographics
Business Intelligence using Satellites

You just have to love big investment firms that can invest millions to return billions. Read this article about how hedge funds and wall street firms are using satellites to view car populations in Wal-Mart parking lots! As part of a growing...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 5:00 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Analytics, Visualization, Business Intelligence, Insight
Great Insight for Gaining a Competitive Advantage

I was reading TechFlash this morning and enjoyed a short article on RedFin and the use of Agent sales in a market. What a great way to use special insight from a good business intelligence solution. Here's a good read from Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 5:00 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Insight
Visual Data Explorer on Microsoft Windows Themes Downloads using LiveLabs PivotViewer

We have been doing a pilot project with the Windows Analytics group analyzing theme downloads for Windows 7. We used SharePoint 2010 and LiveLabs Pivotviewer as the technologies to provide a data visualization explorer. How...

Published Mon, Aug 16 2010 6:00 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Microsoft, Analytics, Visualization, Business Intelligence, SilverLight, Data Mining, PivotViewer
CNN Money Chart Explained

I was reading my boss’s blog post yesterday about the CNN Money charts that include a red or green stripe to indicate if the market has gone up or down over each monthly period. I wanted to recreate the graph, but knew Silverlight would be a time...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 5:15 AM by Kyle Schadt

Filed under: Excel, Reporting, Analytics, Article, UI/UX, Visualization, Business Intelligence, PowerPivot, Infographics, Economics, Education
PowerPivot & Analysis Services – The Value of Both

Linking over to a good article on PowerPivot and Analysis Services As Microsoft PowerPivot is gaining more popularity and exposure, BI professionals ask more and more questions about PowerPivot’s role in the organization in trying to understand what value...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 5:00 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Microsoft, SQL, Analytics, Business Intelligence, PowerPivot
Even CNN has some good analytical charts on the market

I was reading the news this morning came across the headline Market will ‘drift for the rest of the summer’ . The article is basically about the market now through August that because of vacations, the market really doesn’t do much. ...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 5:00 AM by Patrick Husting

Filed under: Analytics, Article, Visualization, Random Thoughts, SilverLight, Infographics, Economics

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The World’s Best Countries. Great Interactive InfoGraphic

All of Google's Acquisitions In One Epic Graphic

New Fuel Economy Window Stickers Chock Full 'O Numbers

Tech M&A deals increase in Q2

Inc. 500|5000 Bubble Chart

Drill into Extended Results on Inc. Magazines 500|5000 Fastest Growing Companies of 2010

#1 in Business Intelligence IT Services according to the Inc 500|5000 of 2010

Extended Results makes the Inc. 500|5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies of 2010 at position 525!

World Cup 2010 Economic Sales Productivity Infographic

Business Intelligence using Satellites

Great Insight for Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Visual Data Explorer on Microsoft Windows Themes Downloads using LiveLabs PivotViewer

CNN Money Chart Explained

PowerPivot & Analysis Services – The Value of Both

Even CNN has some good analytical charts on the market