Deloitte just released their annual tech trends report, listing the “big things to watch” for the next 18 months. Big item on the list in this year’s report is Data Visualization and Analytics.
The firm acknowledges that the promise of visualization has been a long time coming – but believes that it has probably arrived. Organizations should take a new look at visualization and the benefits it offers given recent advancements in visualization tools and technology. On the back-end, the ability to sort, join and query huge databases is now a reality with the introduction of in-memory databases and distributed processing. On the front-end, visualization tools not only have rich graphics and interactivity but also usability and an excellent end-user experience. Furthermore, that end-user experience is often accessible through a smartphone, tablet or mobile device. Visualization is showing real promise as an analytical decision making tool, especially when trying to make sense of unstructured data.
