At this point, it would be surprising for a global corporate enterprise to not take advantage of data visualization. But the discipline is quickly advancing. Ultimately data visualization is the outcome of the questions being asked. Organizations are going from a dashboard mindset to a ‘decisionboard’ mindset.

Tools that cannot be customized to the business user's needs are quickly becoming obsolete. Interactivity through data visualization is of paramount importance. Sizable organizations simply need a data virtualization layer within the data visualization to reduce time spent with tools- the data fabric of the organization must be accessible in real-time.