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 […]
Cognos 10.2.1 Fix Pack 4 Is Now Available
Fix packs are not the most exciting topic to blog about, but they are a crucial part of any successful enterprise software implementation. On August 14, 2014, Cognos BI 10.2.1 Fix Pack 4 became available. As far as I can tell, this fix pack contains many code fixes and only one new feature: it is now […]
Solving the Consultant’s Dilemma
When I was a solopreneur, it always nagged at me that I was never able to solve the classic consultant’s dilemma: how to balance selling my services with actually delivering them to paying clients. I have read and heard suggestions that independent consultants should follow the 3-1-1 rule, which I first came across in this […]
Handing Off Custom Software
There is an old adage in business that says that it is easier to sell to existing customers than to go after new ones. With that in mind, it behooves me to take advantage of every marketing opportunity we have with our existing customers. One such occasion I had recently was with the final delivery […]