Abstract
The term `Serviceable Visualizations' encompasses the diversified visualization architecture proposed in this paper as an alternative approach to traditional visualization approaches. It is proposed specifically to harness the facilities and capabilities that cloud computing can provide. The architecture is composed of service packaging of visualizations including plug-in architecture and interfaces needed for end-user manipulation, parameterization and linking; a diversity virtual exchange to provide the matching of end-user requests with the visualization services and a lightweight client framework on the end-user local platform for the display of the visualizations. A discussion of grand research challenges and the recent work of the author to address these challenges is also included.