Swine Flu Dashboard

Here is a dashboard that I created this morning after flipping through the channels dominated by Swine Flu news. Plotted in the Google Map is a visual representation of the number of cases confirmed by the CDC in each city. This data is refreshed as the CDC website is updated along with an up to the minute RSS feed.

Update:5/7- CDC moved the swine flu page again so I updated it with a new zoom feature.

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Events & Webinars

The following is a compilation of webinars and events that I will be presenting at, along with past recorded webinars.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Introducing GMaps Plugin 2.0

Is your organization looking for an interactive geographic analysis application for business intelligence? View Centigon Solutions next generation of GMaps Plugin, Version 2, that will enable your organization to integrate powerful mapping capabilities within your business intelligence dashboards.

Wed, Jun 16, 2010 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
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RECORDED WEBINARS

BOBJ/SAP Webinar- Xcelsius Gurus Data Connectivity Series: Part 1 – When to utilize SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise for your dashboards?
May 20, 2009

BOBJ/SAP Webinar- Xcelsius Add-Ons to Streamline Dashboard Development, Improve Performance and Increase User Adoption
May 13, 2009

BOBJ/SAP Webinar- Xcelsius Gurus Data Connectivity Series: Part 2 – When to utilize non-BusinessObjects connectivity for your dashboards?
Jun 10, 2009

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Google Analytics for Dashboards

Google recently announced the availability of their Google Analytics Beta to the general public. The value of this information in a BI dashboard is the ability to mash this data up with other marketing and sales information behind your organization’s firewall. I think that if leveraged correctly, the data from Google Analytics can assist an organization to gain more visibility to how a web presence and/or a web channel affects the businesses’ marketing costs and web generated sales. In addition, this information in a dashboard setting could also provide more visibility above and beyond power marketers and web administrators.

We know that this information would be valuable if exposed for easy consumption within Xcelsius so I am wondering how many of you out there are using Xcelsius to monitor marketing activity? Furthermore, do you think this information is critical to your dashboard strategy?

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New blog design

I finally blocked off my Sat. morning to implement the first phase of my new blog design and direction. I have many exciting new articles coming soon both for Xcelsius and for some other projects I am working on. And yes, that is me in the header graphic!

Thank you for your continued support,

Ryan Goodman

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Xcelsius 2008 Dashboard Best Practices Book

In the Xcelsius space we have an amazing network of experts who are passionate about interactive data visualization and dashboards who use Xcelsius as their technology of choice. One of these long standing experts is Loren Abdulezer who has been an Xcelsius expert and power users for many years.

With Loren’s book, Xcelsius 2008 Dashboard Best Practices, he has done an amazing job of organizing best practices and techniques for successfully implementing dashboards with Xcelsius. I recommend this book to anyone who is using Xcelsius, whether you are just starting out, or currently implementing dashboards within your organization. After reading this book, you can significantly improve your ability to transform dashboard requirements into robust dashboards with Xcelsius.

The book is an easy read and thoughtfully written by Loren into a format that is logical and easy to follow. I thank Loren for the passion and time he put into this book.

You can purchase the book here at Amazon

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Upcoming Webinars

Here are some upcoming webinars I am conducting with Centigon Solutions.

Introducing GMaps Plugin Enterprise
Centigon Solutions GMaps Plugin for Xcelsius® enables dashboard developers to integrate interactive Google Maps™ with a few clicks. Learn how easily you can introduce robust geographic analysis capabilities within your dashboard using this innovative new add on component. Following the 30 minute presentation, submit questions during our Q&A session.

Wed, April 15, 2009
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

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Essentials Plugin Bundle Technical Deep Dive
Centigon Solutions Essentials Plugin Bundle for Xcelsius® is a robust suite of components that reduce the time and resources required to develop better looking and performing dashboards. Learn how implement Essentials Plugin bundle to improve your dashboard’s performance while reducing complexity. Following the 40 minute presentation, submit questions during our Q&A session.

Wed, April 22, 2009
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

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