Sep 8th, 2010
Adding real-time data visualization to your ColdFusion apps
One of my favorite things to do with Adobe Flex is build applications that show real-time data. In this blog post, I will share what I’ve learned in the past few months about using ColdFusion as a source of real-time data and Flex combined with Google Maps API for Flash as a means of visualizing [...]
Jul 26th, 2010
CFUnited Session: Adding real-time data visualization to your application or website
On Friday, I’m presenting a session at CFUnited titled, “Adding real-time data visualization to your application or website“. In this session, I’m going to demonstrate how to take data from your web site or application and turn it into a real-time data feed that can be used to feed a dashboard that will impress [...]
May 18th, 2010
New IBM ILOG Elixir Data Visualization samples in Tour de Flex
We just posted some new IBM ILOG Elixir 3.0 samples in Tour de Flex under the Data Visualization category. Here are some highlights: Supports Flex SDK 4.0 & Flash Builder 4.0 New: Diagram components (Spark) New: Timeline component (Spark) Improved: Gantt chart components Many new features including tasks item renderers coded in FXG, printing, re-designed [...]
Feb 1st, 2010
Real-time data visualization using Flex and publish/subscribe messaging
When you hear the term “data visualization”, you probably immediately think of pie charts, bar charts, and line charts showing sales data, population data, or other historical data. These charts and graphs help us to visualize the data, detect key trends, and make decisions moving forward. While charts are great for understanding historical data, real-time [...]
Sep 10th, 2009
MAX Lab: Making Real-Time Data Come Alive with Flex Data Visualization
If you are attending Adobe MAX, I’d like to invite you to come to what I think will be a fun BYOL (bring your own laptop) lab that I am co-presenting with Holly Schinsky. I’ve always been fascinated with data visualization, especially data that needs analysis as it is generated. For example, financial transaction data [...]
Jun 23rd, 2009
Flex Data Visualization Contest Extended
I’ve received several request to extend the end date for the Flex Data Visualization contest. The blog post has recently received a bunch of traffic so a lot of people are late getting involved. The new deadline is Tuesday, July 7th at noon EDT. Contest details at http://gregsramblings.com/2009/06/08/flex-data-visualization-contest/
Jun 11th, 2009
Axiis Open Source Data Visualization Framework samples added to Tour de Flex
We just rolled out 8 new samples in Tour de Flex in the Data Visualization category from Axiis, an open source data visualization framework. These are some great looking charts! Thanks to Tom Gonzalez for adding them to Tour de Flex! Check them out.
Jun 8th, 2009
Flex Data Visualization Contest Announcement
Two weeks ago, I blogged about the Tour de Flex Live Planetary Dashboard, an example of taking a simple real-time data stream and making it into a cool dashboard. The guys from the ILOG Elixir team did a fantastic job! (see their dashboard here). Now it’s your turn to impress! Today we are announcing a [...]
May 26th, 2009
Tour de Flex Live Planetary Dashboard
Ok, it’s technically not “planetary” since only one planet is involved… but… this is still pretty cool. Check out the new ILOG real-time activity dashboard here (screenshot below). What you are seeing is LIVE data from Tour de Flex. Every time someone views a sample, a new dot appears. Chances are if you go view [...]
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