June 20, 2018 Business Strategy & Perspectives
There are many options for preparing data for use in Tableau, from built-in tools to third-party platforms. We look at the options and provide five factors to take into account when determining which ones are best suited to the task at hand.
With all the capabilities that have been added to Cognos Analytics, it can be unclear as to which is the right choice, a report or a dashboard? There is no simple answer—the choice depends on the business use case. Read on for a reference guide that compares the differences to help you decide the best tool for your needs.
May 22, 2018 Business Strategy & Perspectives
On April 24, 2018, Tableau rolled out Tableau 2018 with three new license types. The Creator, Explorer and Viewer licenses vary in their capabilities, access to tools and pricing. In this blog, we clarify what each license can and cannot do so you can get the best bang for your Tableau buck.
May 7, 2018 Business Strategy & Perspectives
With the Senturus Analytics Connector, the University accesses the secure data in Cognos with Tableau, drastically cutting the amount of time it takes to deliver reports while ensuring data security.
There are various reasons why you may have several reports in Cognos Analytics that are very similar. In this blog we will focus on one of the more common reasons, date filter requirements. And we’ll provide creative solutions – along with the step-by-step instructions – to consolidate using this advanced reporting technique.
April 27, 2018 Business Strategy & Perspectives
Multidimensional (or OLAP) data structures are the basis for reports that are more dynamic, interactive and meaningful. But many authors do not realize they are reporting against multidimensional data and/or lack the knowledge to fully leverage the benefits. In this blog, we help you understand whether you have access to OLAP data, outline the benefits of multidimensional/OLAP report authoring and provide some background on the architecture.
It's a new day for data! Welcome to Tableau Prep, a new data preparation tool, that was launched in May 2018. This tool is easy to use and can make complex data sources "Tableau friendly" in minutes. Read on for 10 killer features we love.
Cognos Portal Tabs are back as of May 2018. Learn the best way to define a custom landing page for different users in Cognos Analytics.
April 11, 2018 Business Strategy & Perspectives
There are many business benefits that make Tableau a good choice as a third-party analytics tool when your reporting requirements exceed the capabilities that are native to Salesforce.
April 1, 2018 Business Strategy & Perspectives
Tableau Server is needed to scale Tableau to the enterprise and achieve true self-service capabilities. But Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server are rapidly converging their end-user development capabilities. So what are the differences between the two products and how do you determine which users get which license? In this blog, we’ll answer these questions and outline the conditions best suited for deploying Server.
