These four types of requirements show up in just about every business intelligence project. Each contains a missed opportunity for the business to get more out of the data warehouse. 1. Give us what we have now Changes to source applications drive this type of requirement. It is being replaced or upgraded and the current […]
Cognos Analytics 11
The original version of this post appeared on Senturus.com At the October 2015 Insight conference, five years after the announcement of Cognos 10, IBM presented the next version of Cognos BI: Cognos Analytics. Many folks were happy to learn that with this version, a.k.a Titan or Cognos 11, IBM is keeping the Cognos brand name. There […]
Mobile Business Intelligence in 2015
The promise of mobile business intelligence has been with us for a long time: anyone remember Cognos Go! for the Blackberry in 2007? At the time, it was a novelty, or at best, an inconsequential feature to fulfil a niche requirement. Since that time however, you have probably noticed that mobile devices have became smart and ubiquitous. This […]
Using Maps in IBM Cognos Reports
With the commoditization of GPS chips, location analytics, geospatial analysis and location intelligence have become desired features in business intelligence solutions. Everyone and everything that is mobile can be tracked. Location data is easier than ever to capture and store: including a map on a dashboard or in a workspace report is a great way to offer it up for […]
Digging into IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes
What are Dynamic Cubes? Dynamic Cubes are a new feature released with IBM Cognos BI version 10.2. It extends to OLAP the Dynamic Query Mode (DQM) functionality that was introduced with Cognos 10.1. Dynamic Cubes are based on ROLAP technology, like Microsoft Analysis Services cubes. The primary benefits of Dynamic Cubes are application responsiveness for users and unprecedented scalability. The […]