tag:,2009:/1/tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.12390- 2009-10-30T13:21:04Z Comments for Bring Your Own Data: Google Opens Up Visualization API Movable Type 4.23-en tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.12390 2008-11-03T19:55:08Z 2008-11-03T20:07:33Z Bring Your Own Data: Google Opens Up Visualization API When Google launched its Visualization API in March, it only allowed developers to create applications on top of spreadsheets in Google Docs. Starting today, developers can also use the API to create graphs and gadgets from any data source connected to the web, including SQL databases and Excel spreadsheets. The Visualization API gives developers the... Frederic Lardinois google_visualization_api_logo.jpgWhen Google launched its Visualization API in March, it only allowed developers to create applications on top of spreadsheets in Google Docs. Starting today, developers can also use the API to create graphs and gadgets from any data source connected to the web, including SQL databases and Excel spreadsheets. The Visualization API gives developers the ability to build gadgets, using a set of over 40 different types of visualizations, ranging from interactive bar charts and timelines, to maps and gauges.

]]> According to Itai Raz from the Visualization API team, Google also created and documented an open-source Python library that will allow developers to start using the API quickly and which runs on Google's AppEngine.

Salesforce

Today, Salesforce.com also announced that it has created a number of tools that will make using the Visualization API easier for Salesforce's own customers and developers. These tools include code snippets and API harnesses and will allow Salesforce customers to create custom reporting and analysis applications for Salesforce's CRM solution or on top of Saleforce's newly announced Force.com platform.

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Reporting in the Cloud

As Google points out, more and more companies are storing their data in the cloud, so being able to visualize this data and creating good reporting tools is becoming increasingly important. Creating these reports in the cloud as well seems like a logical step, and we expect that quite a few new applications will be created on top of the Visualization API.

]]> tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.12390-comment:115773 Comment from Jelle on 2008-11-03 Jelle http://www.ysimo.com/ Mininova uses the graph API since last August.

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"Fun with Charts" makers, the same people behind ICANHASCHEEZBURGER thank Google for this latest API:

http://graphjam.com/2008/10/28/us-presidential-preference/

]]> 2008-11-03T23:13:44Z tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.12390-comment:115786 Comment from Sachin on 2008-11-03 Sachin http://qtp.blogspot.com This is a great news particularly for me

]]> 2008-11-04T05:32:36Z tag:www.readwriteweb.com,2008://1.12390-comment:115813 Comment from Markus on 2008-11-04 Markus Have a look at the maps example page.

What on earth has Google done to Canada?

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