| | DECEMBER 20206CIOReviewData visualization has come a long way. Its evolution and impact are so profound that it has lent a new meaning to data itself. Its applications have grown manifold. Amid the current global health crisis, data visualization tools have provided visuals of the new infections, fatalities, recoveries, and more. Social media feeds have been replete with infection heatmaps, charts illustrating transmission patterns, and graphics showing the "flattening of the curve", all thanks to data visualization. Analysts at research and advisory firm Gartner forecast that, by 2025, data stories (which are explained using visuals) will be the most common way of consuming analytics, with 75 percent of the stories automatically generated using augmented analytics techniques.As everyone knows, 2020 didn't quite turn out to be the year we had all expected. The pandemic threw a massive spanner in the works of most businesses, which suffered in countless ways, and IT departments were forced to take the brunt of it. However, in general, they stood up pretty well. In 2020, more people had to work from home, conferences were cancelled or went online, and cloud computing took an expanded corporate role, more out of necessity than design.Big data is all around us, and with the years passing by, it will become more important. With the use of data visualization and BI tools, you can ensure that your data management remains cohesive, agile, and stable, and of course, with numerous features that the tools mentioned above have to offer. The promise of Big Data, which has proven so elusive over these past few years, started to materialize in 2020. If this global outbreak proved anything, it was that human beings can be as productive working from home as they can be in an office. Initially, Big Data came with the heady promise of real-time actionable intelligence, but only now are those promises coming to fruition. Actionable data, the Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Automation, and Immersive Experiences are set to radically alter the tech landscape in 2021. Actionable data running through hybrid clouds, data marketplaces that promise cheap AI models, immersive technologies that turn virtual meetings into VR and AR playgrounds, and hyperautomation that helps keep everything functioning optimally all promise to make 2021 an extremely interesting technological year.Let us know your thoughts.EditorialThe Visual Story of Data TransformationCopyright © 2020 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewEmail:sales@cioreview.comeditor@cioreview.commarketing@cioreview.com December - 15 - 2020, Vol 09, Issue - 106 (ISSN 2644-237X) Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffAaron PierceCarolynn WaltersDean WinchesterJustin SmithShirley FaithRussell ThomasVisualizers*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffJustin Smith Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comManaging EditorJustin SmithSalesStephen Thomasstephen.thomas@cioreview.com John Walter
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