A man reaches heaven and sees a widescreen monitor with tables and graphs evaluating his soul. The man remarks, “Well, it looks like our office’s dashboard. So I feel confident.”

A dashboard in SaaS refers to a software utility. This tool consolidates performance and usage statistics that may be relevant to the customer. The information is often presented as graphs, charts, and meters, as these are easier and quicker to understand. This design makes them similar to control panels of machinery or the dashboards of vehicles.

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