The recently disclosed Apache Log4j2 vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) has serious implications for everything from the cloud to developer tools and security devices. If you are wondering if you are using Log4j in your organization, there is a good chance you are. You can check the growing list of affected products and services here: Log4j Vulnerability Being … Continued
This overview provides the steps needed to customize the relative time calendars that are built into Cognos data modules. These IBM-supplied calendars, included since version 11.1, have been one of the platform’s most useful features. They make it easy to do common comparisons like Year-Over-Year (YoY) and Month-to-Date sales vs. Month-to-Date sales last year. But … Continued
Learn the basics to get started
Managing Azure and AWS capacity for improved performance and reduced cost
We share data prep tips you can do quickly in Tableau Desktop to ensure data is as “Tableau friendly” as possible. These 10 straightforward practices will help you produce better performing dashboards, avoid unnecessary calculated fields, and simplify the visualization building process. In a perfect world, we recommend prepping data before it gets to Tableau … Continued
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Demo, feature comparisons and considerations
If you’re struggling to figure out which of the data integration and transformation tools in the Microsoft Power BI platform is the right one for your organization, we can help. Our comparison chart of five Microsoft options summarizes cost, ease of use, cloud/on-prem, product maturity, feature set, use cases and more.
Demo: Senturus Analytics Connector
Using the Senturus Analytics Connector
Connector for Tableau and IBM Planning Analytics
Northwestern University leverages Cognos data in Tableau visualizations
Demo of Senturus Analytics Connector
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.
Demo, feature comparisons and considerations
While Power BI and Tableau offer many of the same capabilities, Power BI outshines Tableau in five areas. If these five rank high on your list of requirements, this information can help guide you to the correct choice for your company.
Cut through the vendor noise
The number of options for technology to help sustain data governance is daunting. We compare 5 top data governance solutions plus 4 additional players to watch as the market continues to evolve. Download our chart for side-by-side tool comparisons on factors including deployment options, APIs, reporting, AI assist, cost and more.
A demo and comparison of data loading, data prep and building dashboard visualizations
Demo and discussion of approaches, similarities and differences
Demos and Q&A with Cognos Offering Management Leader, Rachel Su
We look at six options for publishing and sharing Tableau workbooks and dashboards. We discuss the pros, cons and requirements for each option so you can make the best decision for your organization.
Agile, governed self-service BI with a focus on Cognos analytics
How to design a user-friendly nav experience
Creating pixel-perfect reports for printing and PDF
Learn the basics, including the software and plotting libraries
Managing Azure and AWS capacity for improved performance and reduced cost
Demo, feature comparisons and considerations
We offer up seven places Snowflake performance can get hung up, the tips to get around them and the tool for identifying where the issues are. With these techniques you can wring out the most cost-effective Snowflake implementation possible.
Automatically decode Cognos content and reduce migration time by 90%
Demos and discussion of its advantages for Power BI and Tableau
Demo of performant, secure, scalable, near-zero maintenance platform
This overview provides the steps needed to customize the relative time calendars that are built into Cognos data modules. These IBM-supplied calendars, included since version 11.1, have been one of the platform’s most useful features. They make it easy to do common comparisons like Year-Over-Year (YoY) and Month-to-Date sales vs. Month-to-Date sales last year. But … Continued
We share data prep tips you can do quickly in Tableau Desktop to ensure data is as “Tableau friendly” as possible. These 10 straightforward practices will help you produce better performing dashboards, avoid unnecessary calculated fields, and simplify the visualization building process. In a perfect world, we recommend prepping data before it gets to Tableau … Continued
If you’re struggling to figure out which of the data integration and transformation tools in the Microsoft Power BI platform is the right one for your organization, we can help. Our comparison chart of five Microsoft options summarizes cost, ease of use, cloud/on-prem, product maturity, feature set, use cases and more.
Organizing data to work for your reporting needs
Enabling Cognos self-service reporting
Power BI composite models is a game changer, fundamentally changing how organizations will merge self-service and corporate business intelligence. Authors can bring in their own local data sources while still leveraging the authoritative Power BI or Azure analysis services datasets created by others in their organization.
Automatically decode Cognos content and reduce migration time by 90%
Agile, governed self-service BI with a focus on Cognos analytics
Evaluating people, process and technology for maximum performance and user adoption
Best practices that are critical to follow pre-deployment
Will they accelerate the deployment of datasets, dashboards and reports in your organization?
Decode Cognos reports and models with the report insights utility
This overview provides the steps needed to customize the relative time calendars that are built into Cognos data modules. These IBM-supplied calendars, included since version 11.1, have been one of the platform’s most useful features. They make it easy to do common comparisons like Year-Over-Year (YoY) and Month-to-Date sales vs. Month-to-Date sales last year. But … Continued
Demos and Q&A with Cognos Offering Management Leader, Rachel Su
Enabling Cognos self-service reporting
Automatically decode Cognos content and reduce migration time by 90%
Agile, governed self-service BI with a focus on Cognos analytics
Demos and Q&A with IBM Offering Manager
Learn the basics to get started
Managing Azure and AWS capacity for improved performance and reduced cost
Demo, feature comparisons and considerations
If you’re struggling to figure out which of the data integration and transformation tools in the Microsoft Power BI platform is the right one for your organization, we can help. Our comparison chart of five Microsoft options summarizes cost, ease of use, cloud/on-prem, product maturity, feature set, use cases and more.
Organizing data to work for your reporting needs
Power BI composite models is a game changer, fundamentally changing how organizations will merge self-service and corporate business intelligence. Authors can bring in their own local data sources while still leveraging the authoritative Power BI or Azure analysis services datasets created by others in their organization.
The number of options for technology to help sustain data governance is daunting. We compare 5 top data governance solutions plus 4 additional players to watch as the market continues to evolve. Download our chart for side-by-side tool comparisons on factors including deployment options, APIs, reporting, AI assist, cost and more.
Small steps you can take now to address your data governance issues
Framework for nimble data governance
Demo of static and dynamic security implementation
Compare approaches to the key security concerns
Enhancements to admin and developer functionality
Demo, feature comparisons and considerations
We offer up seven places Snowflake performance can get hung up, the tips to get around them and the tool for identifying where the issues are. With these techniques you can wring out the most cost-effective Snowflake implementation possible.
Demos and discussion of its advantages for Power BI and Tableau
Demo of performant, secure, scalable, near-zero maintenance platform
Snowflake takes the best of traditional database technology and evolves it with some fresh and unique technology that make it particularly well-suited to meet the needs for agility, sharing and large data volumes demanded by modern BI. This blog reviews 10 advantages Snowflake offers analytics platforms like Power BI and Tableau.
We share data prep tips you can do quickly in Tableau Desktop to ensure data is as “Tableau friendly” as possible. These 10 straightforward practices will help you produce better performing dashboards, avoid unnecessary calculated fields, and simplify the visualization building process. In a perfect world, we recommend prepping data before it gets to Tableau … Continued
We look at six options for publishing and sharing Tableau workbooks and dashboards. We discuss the pros, cons and requirements for each option so you can make the best decision for your organization.
How-to demo and discussion of pros, cons and considerations
Demo: Senturus Analytics Connector
Decode Cognos reports and models with the report insights utility
Uncomplicating complex data aggregations
