Earlier this year, Yellowfin celebrated its 20th anniversary. While we have been around for a while, some things remained constant - our focus on customer and innovation. Yellowfin was borne out of the frustrations felt by our founders, and millions of other information workers, in accessing the data they need to do their jobs effectively, a frustration just as relevant today as it was 20 years ago.

After 20 years of dashboards, today’s line-of-business users expect more value from their analytics, and it’s up to your business to keep updated - or risk getting left behind. There was a time when product teams could purchase basic dashboards and data visualizations, and that was more than enough to satisfy the average user’s business intelligence (BI) and analytics needs. Today, however? Not so much.

An effective dashboard requires careful design to present data in the best way, and to help more people (users, customers) find insights without feeling overwhelmed. Yellowfin BI comes with a wide variety of chart types as part of its extensive data visualization tools, and while it is tempting to use a lot of eye-catching charts to make a dashboard that looks great, it is important to select the right chart for the right situation.