Data visualization is the fastest way to make a whole bunch of numbers look a lot more interesting. Today there are a whole bunch of online tools on offer.

Martin Heller/IDG Microsoft Power BI is a suite of business analytics tools that run mostly on Azure and that connect to hundreds of data sources, simplify data prep, and drive ad-hoc analysis.

Microsoft Visio is a user-friendly design tool that turns complex data and ideas into simple, appealing visuals, and a lifetime subscription just went on sale for $14.97 (reg. $249).

This is a lot more specialized than the other tools, but it’s cool enough that I wanted to give it a mention. ESRI, maker of ArcGIS, posted this free tool to let you make your own map from U.S ...

Here’s my run-down of some of the best, most popular or most innovative data visualization tools available today. These are all paid-for (although they all offer free trials or personal-use ...

In this slideshow, we’ll discuss 10 BI tools that feature data visualization and analysis. Some of these tools started life as enterprise reporting tools and expanded to self-service BI.