Creating effective dashboards
It is easy to use Splunk to develop an attractive dashboard with multiple panels. However, this is not usually the best way to present your information. This is because a dashboard with multiple panels generally requires scrolling down the page, which can take the viewer's eyes away from crucial information. An effective dashboard should generally meet the following conditions:
Single page: The dashboard fits on a single page with no scrolling required
Multiple data points displayed: Charts and visualizations should display a number of data points
Crucial information highlighted: The dashboard points out the most important information, using appropriate titles, labels, legends, and markers
Created with the user in mind: Data is summarized in a way that is meaningful to the viewer
Loads quickly: The dashboard loads in a few seconds
Avoid redundancy: The display does not repeat information in multiple places