Following the social network’s 500 million user milestone which they hit last week, we’ve created a dashboard showing various relationships between countries present on Facebook, the number of users and the percentage of the population that hold an account.

The importance of color in data visualization is something that has always been at the forefront of discussion. We explore some of the capabilities of color in data visualization.

In today’s economy, the need for making the right business decisions is imperative. That’s why adding location intelligence to your data can give you a better insight into your data, and is useful for making those all-important critical business decisions.

Watch in HD how the Google Analytics Connector works!

The Business Intelligence landscape is one that is constantly changing and taking advantage of what technology has to offer. The economic recovery has triggered some organizations to consolidate and update software. But what other trends have we seen this year?

Is the injection of graphic design into data visualization creating useful new ideas or diluting the fundamental principles of the field?

Few now fail to recognise the tangible value that well done data visualization and dashboarding bring to a business: efficiency, targeted sales, better strategic decisions etc. But how about data collection and analysis on a personal level?

The Top 5 Myths about Cloud Computing and the True Value of SaaS

A brief reaction to the BBC’s in-depth article charting the phenomenal growth in Cloud Computing uptake in the first half of 2010.

On the 20th of April, I went along to the Eurocloud Convention in Paris. As we’ve reported already, we were short listed for the SaaS Awards. In the aftermath of the award, I caught up with one of the members of the jury, Jacques Benkoski to discuss his take on the event.