Top Data Visualization Tools: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

How to Use ZoomCharts Time Chart Legend on Tablet

https://zoomcharts.com/en/gallery/all:time-chart-legend

ZoomCharts’ line of advanced data visualization software makes it easy and efficient to understand, analyze, and present large amounts of information. Further customization options such as Legends help you tailor the presentation of your data so that you are able to work with exactly the information you need.

ZoomCharts Time Chart Legend is an interactive feature that is being used in a variety of educational fields, including sciences and mathematics, such as anatomy, biochemistry, ecology, microbiology, nutrition, neuroscience, physiology, zoology, chemical engineering, geochemistry, molecular biology, geology, paleontology, physics, astronomy, algebra, computer science, geometry, logic, and statistics, and the arts such as, music, dance, theatre, film, animation, architecture, applied arts, photography, graphic design, interior design, and mixed media.

- Show or hide data series with a simple click using legends
- Information is organized and accessible
- View changes in data over time

Step 1 Tap on a legend item to temporarily hide a particular series of data from the chart. The legend will display this series of data as greyed-out.

Step 2 Tap on the legend item again to reveal the data. The data becomes visible in the legend as well.

Step 3 Show or hide any combination of data.

Step 4 Sort and display data by various time increments using the filters at the top right.

Step 5 Zoom in and out of the chart by swiping up or down with your mouse scroll pad, or by using the Zoom-out feature at the top left.

Check out ZoomCharts products:

Network Chart
Big network exploration
Explore linked data sets. Highlight relevant data with dynamic filters and visual styles. Incremental data loading. Exploration with focus nodes.

Time Chart
Time navigation and exploration tool
Browse activity logs, select time ranges. Multiple data series and value axes. Switch between time units.

Pie Chart
Amazingly intuitive hierarchical data exploration
Get quick overview of your data and drill down when necessary. All in a single easy to use chart.

Facet Chart
Scrollable bar chart with drill-down
Compare values side by side and provide easy access to the long tail.

ZoomCharts
http://www.zoomcharts.com
The world’s most interactive data visualization software

How to Use ZoomCharts Time Chart Legend on PC and Laptop

Step 2 Tap on the legend item again to reveal the data. The data becomes visible in the legend as well.

Step 3 Show or hide any combination of data.

Step 4 Sort and display data by various time increments using the filters at the top right.

Step 5 Zoom in and out of the chart by swiping up or down with your mouse scroll pad, or by using the Zoom-out feature at the top left.

How to Use ZoomCharts Time Chart Legend on Mac

Step 2 Tap on the legend item again to reveal the data. The data becomes visible in the legend as well.

Step 3 Show or hide any combination of data.

Step 4 Sort and display data by various time increments using the filters at the top right.

Step 5 Zoom in and out of the chart by swiping up or down with your mouse scroll pad, or by using the Zoom-out feature at the top left.

How to Use ZoomCharts Time Chart Legend on iPhone

Step 2 Tap on the legend item again to reveal the data. The data becomes visible in the legend as well.

Step 3 Show or hide any combination of data.

Step 4 Sort and display data by various time increments using the filters at the top right.

Step 5 Zoom in and out of the chart by swiping up or down with your mouse scroll pad, or by using the Zoom-out feature at the top left.

Monday, March 30, 2015

How to Get Seemingly Unmanageable Big Data Under Control

A few short years ago, it would be impossible to predict the precise way in which data has evolved, and just how much data we generate today. To say it has increased in the last few years would be an understatement. There has been exponential growth of new data, now commonly referred to as Big Data. It’s not that big data didn’t exist before; it’s just that it’s much, much bigger now, and it’s being generated at much faster rates, thanks to modern technology.

For example, YouTube alone boasts over 1 billion users, 300 hours of video uploaded every minute, and hundreds of millions of hours of video content watched and billions of views generated every single day. And that’s just one website.

According to IBM, we generate 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. We are practically drowning in new data, at every second, and unless something is being done with it, all this data is rendered essentially useless. Since this is a trend that is not going away any time soon, how are we able to deal with it all?

Analyzing the data we generate, particularly online data, is an integral part of how businesses run today. It is important for businesses to understand and analyze information in order to use it to grow their company, and become more efficient with business decisions.

Moreover, because much of the data available today is user generated, with everything from emails and clicks, to tweets and Facebook posts, to uploaded photos and videos, it is all being used to gather information on clients and customers, to figure out their interests and habits, market and advertise to them, for the ultimate goal of generating sales from them.

This is why data visualization software, such as ZoomCharts charts and graphs, has been invaluable in making it easy to analyze, understand, and present data. ZoomCharts tools are completely interactive, support massive data sets, work on all modern devices including touch screens, and perform at incredibly fast speeds, to ensure that you are in total control of your data, and not the other way around.

Check out ZoomCharts products:

Network Chart
Big network exploration
Explore linked data sets. Highlight relevant data with dynamic filters and visual styles. Incremental data loading. Exploration with focus nodes.

Time Chart
Time navigation and exploration tool
Browse activity logs, select time ranges. Multiple data series and value axes. Switch between time units.

Pie Chart
Amazingly intuitive hierarchical data exploration
Get quick overview of your data and drill down when necessary. All in a single easy to use chart.

Facet Chart
Scrollable bar chart with drill-down
Compare values side by side and provide easy access to the long tail.

ZoomCharts
http://www.zoomcharts.com
The world’s most interactive data visualization software

Friday, March 27, 2015

Labs of Latvia Votes ZoomCharts a Rising Star

This just in: ZoomCharts is among the latest in tech trends you should know about. Labs of Latvia has dubbed it a “rising star” in its roundup of the best in Latvian startups, which showcases what kind of tools, web services, and mobile apps tech guys and girls in the know are currently using.

Labs of Latvia is a new Riga based community platform for Latvian startups by Latvian startups. It provides information about the Latvian startup scene for startups, investors, media, and the Latvian startup community at large.

Check them out at http://labsoflatvia.com

ZoomCharts offers the world’s most interactive data visualization software, with completely interactive charts and graphs that support massive amounts of data, can be used with all modern devices, and perform at incredibly fast speeds. Be among the growing number of professionals using ZoomCharts to bring data to the next level with beautifully crafted interactive visuals for all of your data presentation needs.

Check out ZoomCharts products:

Network Chart
Big network exploration
Explore linked data sets. Highlight relevant data with dynamic filters and visual styles. Incremental data loading. Exploration with focus nodes.

Time Chart
Time navigation and exploration tool
Browse activity logs, select time ranges. Multiple data series and value axes. Switch between time units.

Pie Chart
Amazingly intuitive hierarchical data exploration
Get quick overview of your data and drill down when necessary. All in a single easy to use chart.

Facet Chart
Scrollable bar chart with drill-down
Compare values side by side and provide easy access to the long tail.

ZoomCharts
http://www.zoomcharts.com
The world’s most interactive data visualization software

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Presentation on How to Increase Sales with ZoomCharts

ZoomCharts CEO and Co-Founder Janis Volbergs gave an engaging presentation on the startup path from idea, to market, to investment, and what it takes to build a product from the ground up and take it to a new level.

Full PowerPoint presentation:
http://www.slideshare.net/zoomcharts/increase-your-sales-with-zoomcharts

How did it all start?

A problem was spotted. There were no visualization libraries delivering truly interactive charts for touch enabled devices that were capable of working with big data.

And so the idea emerged. This was the right time to build such a library.

Why?

Because touch screen displays will become a $31.9 billion dollar market by 2018. Smart mobile sensor devices were used by 1.75 billion people in 2014. The Big Data market will grow exponentially (from $8.8 billion in 2013), to $48 billion in 2018. HTML5 adoption is wide enough and touch enabled devices are powerful enough to generate interactive visualizations.

The ingredients for a successful startup include:

1. A grand vision. ZoomCharts’ vision is to become the number one SDK for interactive chart development in web and mobile apps.
2. A realistic plan for execution and getting your vision implemented.
3. (Most importantly) A team, able to see the grand vision and execute the plan.

ZoomCharts started small, but focused. A vision was set, a core team of professionals was assembled, and a detailed business plan was derived, which led to a €200,000 seed investment.

The product was created in less than a year, and launched public downloads and a shop in March 2014.

In less than a year, the customer list grew to include companies such as TCI Business Capital, Hewlett Packard, D8 Corporation, Proteus Enterprise, Narus, SwissLife, Taykey, Derivitec, Sensors, Click & Pledge, Ryan Scientific, Inc., Booxs, Frostbyte Consulting, Image webdesign, Norbit, Helm, Zengo, Ense Group, RCS, Helbling, Loonloon, Fractalerts, Thinktecture, bitmama, KeeSystem, Trulia, Maxfone, and many more.

ZoomCharts started with a €0 investment in dedicated marketing. A follow up investment of €500,000 raised in November 2014 enabled us to scale our team from 3 to 11, and get us moving forward fast.

Today, the ZoomCharts team has grown from 3 to 11, and has raised a total investment of €700,000. We’ve reached 40 paying customers, and growing, and there have been over 700 trials started, and growing.

Current challenges include brand building, marketing and sales, and incorporation into the US, including patents.

Despite the challenges, ZoomCharts is excited about the company’s future, which includes plans such as:

1. Raise €5-7 million to massively expand sales and marketing.
2. Expand the team to 40+ within the next two years.
3. Launch multiple SAAS solutions that would let a much wider audience take advantage of the benefits ZoomCharts provides.

We are proud to be part of ZoomCharts, and we are glad to hear that our customers love ZoomCharts as much as we do!

Check out ZoomCharts products:

Network Chart
Big network exploration
Explore linked data sets. Highlight relevant data with dynamic filters and visual styles. Incremental data loading. Exploration with focus nodes.

Time Chart
Time navigation and exploration tool
Browse activity logs, select time ranges. Multiple data series and value axes. Switch between time units.

Pie Chart
Amazingly intuitive hierarchical data exploration
Get quick overview of your data and drill down when necessary. All in a single easy to use chart.

Facet Chart
Scrollable bar chart with drill-down
Compare values side by side and provide easy access to the long tail.

ZoomCharts
http://www.zoomcharts.com
The world’s most interactive data visualization software