The PMsquare Winter Training Event equips IBM Cognos customers with the skills and strategies to fully leverage Cognos Analytics 11 from day one. We begin with best practice recommendations and key considerations for an effective and pain-free upgrade.Next, we share how to leverage the new release of LifeCycle Manager in this process.
Read MoreIBM released an announcement of the end of support for Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.x versions. In alignment with continued enhancements to IBM Cognos Analytics 11 IBM has announced that April 30, 2018 is the official Cognos BI end of support date for versions 10.2.x.
In the second part of our World of Watson Comes to You webinar series we explore the new developments in data visualizations and geolocation analytics with MapBox as well as customizing Cognos via themes, embedding, and extensibility.
Read MoreExplore the new features and capabilities of the latest version release of Cognos: IBM Cognos Analytics. What’s the difference between data modules and data sets? What enhnacements is IBM making to data visualization and customization? What does the future hold for Cognos Analytics? Watch our webinars to find out.
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It’s a common question I run into when beginning a brand new implementation (or an architectural overall) of Cognos BI. I’ve recently become convinced, however, that personal bias aside; there is an objective “right” answer to this question for about 90% of those asking the question.
In my experience as a consultant I’ve discovered some helpful methods for professional authoring in Report Studio. So let’s look at how to accelerate essential IBM Cognos activities.
Read MoreEven if you build it, they probably still aren’t coming. The truth is that if you build it, you avoid information overload, you focus on more than the flash, you get business buy-in, you enable your users, you provide relevant information, and you create internal ambassadors, they should come.
Read MoreIn the new release of Cognos Analytics (C11), there are many features from Cognos Business Intelligence (C10) that have intentionally been left out in an attempt to guide customers towards IBM’s goal of smarter self-service. And the ability to enable legacy features in Cognos Analytics is critically important to customers evaluating the latest version.
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