Our team is constantly introducing new customers to iDashboards and our software, so we’ve heard almost every question possible. One way that we like to answer our new customers’ questions is through our dashboard storyboarding process. Many people hear “storyboarding”…

Leading and growing any organization, especially an educational institution, requires more than just big data alone. If you cannot effectively understand the implications of multiple data sets, you may be missing opportunities to improve outcomes. And when it comes to…

As technology has grown and evolved, a positive user experience has become a key differentiator and indication of a successful product. The feelings, preferences, beliefs, responses, and behaviors of a user, occurring before, during, and after use of a product…

With a growing number of organizations using multiple data sources as part of their daily business, 2015 is quickly becoming the year of “Big Data.” Growth is the only certainty; terabytes are now small change compared to the petabytes and…

“Reports” is a vague word these days. It’s common for administrators at an institution of higher education to inquire about “reporting” tools and their interest comes from a variety of different places. Pressure to produce accurate reports can come from…

  At iDashboards, we’ve been counting down the days until Selection Sunday and the official kickoff to March Madness. To celebrate the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, we’re launching our March Madness dashboard on March 16. The dashboard offers college…

Data visualization dashboards have a lot of uses for different situations, but the goal is always the same—to provide insight into key data at-a-glance, with the ability to drill down into the details as needed. For example, think of the…

The Benefits of Dashboards in Healthcare The healthcare industry is increasingly dependent on accurate, timely data in order to meet government standards and work towards improvement goals. Many hospitals, surgical centers and emergency services providers have unique needs and a…

Social media marketing has quickly revolutionized the way marketers think, and how businesses approach their consumer interactions. The largest result from this shift is the vast amount of data the target audience can produce. Mining, analyzing and utilizing this data…