April 18, 2019 Business Strategy & Perspectives
With the abundance of reporting tools Cognos Analytics 11.1 offers, how do you know which one to use? Fear not! We’ve assembled a handy visual reference guide that makes it easy to compare tools against report functionality requirements and quickly come up with the answer.
Cognos Analytics 11.1 is now available and it’s a major new release. Our in-house Cognos expert Todd Schuman lists the new capabilities and changes he is most excited about in CA 11.1.
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 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.
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.
March 28, 2018 Business Strategy & Perspectives
This year’s Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI & Analytics report caught our eye, not because of where each software vendor was placed in the quadrants, but because of the emphasis Gartner placed on data governance.
Cognos Analytics Release 10 is now available. Our in-house Cognos expert Todd Schuman shares the features and capabilities he’s most excited about.
Clients often ask us which OS works best for Cognos Analytics, Windows or Linux. There is no easy answer. It really depends on the needs of your organization. In this blog we go over the pros and cons of each to help you assess the best fit for your organization.
February 22, 2018 Tips & Tricks
Watch a step-by-step video that shows how to create query calculations. Learn about Function types, report validation and unlocking and locking your reports.
December 20, 2017 Tips & Tricks
If you’re running Cognos Analytics R5 or R6 on Mozilla Firefox, here’s a tip that should help troubleshoot potential head-scratchers for you Firefox diehards.
