Cognos 8 Business Intelligence

Analysis

IBM Cognos 8 BI Demo

IBM Cognos 8 BI Analysis enables the interactive exploration of information regardless of where the data is stored (online analytical processing (OLAP) and dimensionally modeled relational sources). It is particularly useful for managers and analysts who need to analyze and report trends in organizational performance.

Robust analysis

Perform complex analysis quickly and easily to get to the "why" behind an event or action to improve business performance.

  • Analyze what's driving your business with data organized in logical categories such as fiscal periods, sales regions and product groups.
  • Move from summary level to transaction level detail or from one PowerCube to another, to find exactly the information you are looking for.
  • Sophisticated time trending with built-in customizable time series lets you analyze what has changed over previous years, quarters, months and other critical measures.

Easy to use

  • Explore large complex data sets using drag-and-drop techniques. Drill down through increasing levels of detail and view by different dimensions, such as sales per region or by product.
  • View and analyze data relationships graphically and change displays easily. End-users can easily drill down, rank, sort, forecast and nest information to gain greater insight into trends, causes and effects.
  • A common XML-based report format means that a report can be opened in whatever suits a user's needs.
  • User-friendly interface makes multidimensional analysis simple for all users, regardless of their business or technical level.
  • Microsoft Windows, Web and Microsoft Excel clients let users work within familiar environments to maximize ROI and reduce training costs.
  • Import and manipulate BI content in Microsoft Office.

Easy to deploy

  • Convert one billion consolidated rows and two million categories from multiple data sources into compact PowerCubes ready for analysis.
  • Seamless integration with third-party cubes and OLAP servers lets you maximize return on Oracle, Microsoft, SAP BW and IBM resources you already own, as well as dimensionally modeled relational sources.
  • Process and summarize data in the application layer and only return results at a summary level.