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What is an information dashboard?

In information technology, the term dashboard refers to a graphical user interface (GUI) that organizes and presents information in a format that is easy to read and interpret. An executive dashboard is a computer interface that displays the information corporate officers need to effectively run an enterprise. To learn more about information dashboards, WhatIs.com's Alex Howard interviewed the CEO of iDashboards, Shadan Malik.



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In this episode of Tech Buzzwords from WhatIs.com, you will learn the answers to the following questions:

• What are the key features of a effective dashboard?


• What are the most commonly used – and useful – metrics you see displayed in dashboards?


• What do you feel are the key points that an executive or organization should consider prior to choosing any dashboard application?


• What is the process of implementing an executive dashboard?


• How should an organization choose its metrics?


• What technologies are typically used in the building of dashboards?


• What are the barriers to adoption?


• What needs aren't met by current versions of executive dashboards?


• How do you create more utility than just a display? Are many executive dashboards just "flashboards?"


• How do you deal with transparency and different levels of access from the CEO, CIO on down to managers, associates, clients and customers?


• Can dashboards be fooled, spoofed or hacked by a third party?


• Implementing business intelligence – or BI - tools is at or near the top of CIOs priorities for 2007, with revenue growing up to 2.5 billion this year, according to Gartner. Why choose a dashboard instead of so-called "scorecard" technology?


• How is the demand for data from mobile workers changing? Is there a trend emerging for "ubiquitous BI" from smartphone-equipped workers?


• Many companies – 64% according to Ventana Research – choose to build their own dashboards rather than buy software. Why use a third party product?

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posted by Alexander B. Howard @ 6:53 AM