IBM Cognos Analytics
Data Exploration, Reporting, Dashboarding
IBM COGNOS ANALYTICS
The rapid and agile provision and analysis of business-critical key performance indicators through reports and dashboards are fundamental prerequisites for targeted decision-making and the successful management of your enterprise. Leverage the full potential of Cognos Analytics through AI-driven automation and visualization of insights derived from your data.
What is IBM Cognos Analytics? A Definition
IBM Cognos Analytics is the comprehensive solution for business intelligence and analytics within the enterprise domain. In addition to its proven capabilities in data visualization and information distribution, the latest version integrates diverse functionalities for data exploration and preparation, bolstered by extensive AI support. This architecture enables the accommodation of all analytics use cases, from self-service BI with data exploration to dashboarding and enterprise reporting, all unified under a single data model with consistent security protocols.
Key Features of IBM Cognos
Data Exploration
Explore the contents of new data deliveries with AI assistance and suggested visualizations.
Data Preparation
Data modules enable the preparation and combination of data, even if it is not yet available in a central data warehouse.
Data Modeling
Diverse data sources and their interconnections are established once, centrally stored, and uniformly leveraged by numerous users. This ensures that identical data is consistently prepared and utilized.
Enterprise Reporting
Develop advanced reports and distribute them across various formats and devices. Data filtering based on security protocols and audience-specific relevance enables the delivery of tailored information to diverse users through a single report.
Interactive Dashboarding
A picture is worth a thousand words. Streamline your reporting and present highly condensed key performance indicators at a glance, thereby increasing information density. Dashboards integrate various data sources and visualizations, facilitating intuitive interaction for rapid insights.
Sharing
Share your insights, presented as reports and dashboards, by integrating them into prevalent collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, or through the mobile Cognos Analytics App.
4 Frequently Asked Questions
IBM Cognos Analytics
Certainly, this is possible. Download the applications from your customary app store and access your reports and dashboards on your mobile devices, anytime and anywhere.
Leveraging the fully integrated sister product, Cognos Planning Analytics, you can implement complex planning scenarios and integrate them directly into your reporting. Furthermore, reporting data can naturally be utilized as a foundation for planning.
Through the IBM Planning Analytics for Excel (PAFE) and IBM Cognos for Office modules, you can seamlessly integrate and leverage your BI results directly within Office documents. For example, create your executive presentation once, then simply update the figures monthly and add your commentary.
Beyond integrating Excel documents, you can also directly maintain data within data models, including allocations or correction factors. Should users need to input figures during report viewing, you can either prompt for simple parameters or program more intricate scenarios, for example, using Apparo Fast Edit, a tool developed by our partner Apparo.
A Look at the Tool
Self-Service Modeling
Effective and efficient: Analyze Excel data via drag-and-drop and establish relationships between data, even with pre-existing models.
AI-Powered Generation of Analytics I
Utilizing the 'assistant,' users can generate impressive insights, for example, by prompting 'Cognos: create dashboard.' A suitable data source must be defined as the foundation prior to this.
AI-Powered Generation of Analytics II
Through the 'assistant,' impressive insights can be generated, such as 'Cognos: show accepted by year and dealer id.' Visualizations are proposed and can be readily adopted.
AI-Powered Generation of Forecast Data
The straightforward creation process is visualized using a line chart as an example.
Classic and Interactive Reporting
Cognos standard functionality provides pixel-perfect placement of lists, crosstabs, charts, and other elements within reports.
Our Partnership with IBM
As an IBM Partner for Cognos Analytics for 25 years, we have successfully implemented the most demanding reporting and analysis projects for our clients. This includes scenarios involving access to vast data volumes, supporting thousands of users, and addressing sophisticated security requirements. We have consistently delivered on all client needs.
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Our Expertise
Your Advantage
Our Expertise - Your Advantage
Our IBM Cognos Analytics consultants are dedicated to supporting you throughout the entire project lifecycle. From architecture definition and tool selection, through requirements gathering, conceptual design, and implementation, to the ongoing operation of your analytics solution, we possess the expertise to competently fulfill every role.
With over 30 years of experience, we have established numerous IBM architectures and possess solutions for challenges that may extend beyond technical considerations in large-scale change initiatives. Leverage our proven, powerful tools and experienced consultants.
Leveraging Cognos Analytics, we develop tailored solutions that precisely meet your requirements.
- Strategy and Architecture
- Requirements Gathering
- Conceptual Design and Modeling
- Implementation
- Operation and Maintenance
We offer these services
End-to-end IT Operations and Consulting
We provide comprehensive management for your Cognos Analytics infrastructure. How? By professionally overseeing the IT operations for your Cognos Analytics environment. This includes everything from monitoring and a dedicated expert team with a personal Service Manager, to flexible support models and on-call availability, including 24/7 if required.
Benefit from a transparent ticketing system, comprehensive operational documentation, and regular service reports. Our flexible Service Level Agreements encompass individual change requests, patch management, and rapid incident resolution. This ensures you maintain a clear overview of your systems at all times and can be confident that everything operates smoothly.
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We support you in implementing both classic and modern Business Intelligence initiatives with Cognos Analytics. Contact us for more information!
Christoph Schmid
Senior Manager
Data & Analytics
christoph.schmid@isr.de
+49(0)151 422 05 418