Creating a dedicated reporting cube, you remove the potential for data changing as it is a static load versus a cube that users can input data into and data can change throughout the day. This is accomplished using TurboIntegrator (TI) processes to move data between cubes. A reporting cube can combine data from multiple Planning Analytics cubes into a single cube.
Read MoreThe ability to add your own custom visualizations came with Cognos 11.1.4 and has only improved in the 11.1.5 release. Being able to create or adapt an existing chart created with any JavaScript library means we're no longer tied to what IBM provides. If you see a chart in another tool that you like, then I'm sure there's a way to create it in Cognos.
Read MoreThe benefits of cloud computing are widely accepted these days, but we’re still in the early stages of organizations actually moving systems to the cloud. While all sorts of workloads can benefit from cloud computing, your data and analytics systems are a great place to start—or to look at next if you’re already on the cloud journey.
Read MoreWhen Cognos 11.1 was released, it introduced enough new Data Modules features that a realistic case could be made to consider moving from Framework Manager packages to data modules for metadata modeling. One of the essential pieces that were missing from earlier releases was the ability to deal with multi-grain issues (as addressed by determinants in Framework Manager). To address this issue, Cognos has recently added something called column dependencies.
Read MoreThe recurring perception that artificial intelligence, AI, is somehow magical and can create something from nothing leads many projects astray. That’s part of the reason that the 2019 Price Waterhouse CEO Survey shows fewer than half of US companies are embarking on strategic AI initiatives – the risk of failure is substantial. In this series, we’re examining the most common ways AI projects will fail for companies at the beginning of your AI journey. Be on the lookout for these failures – and ways to remediate or prevent them – in your own AI initiatives.
Read MoreThe Thrive cloud service will be undergoing maintenance tonight at 9PM Eastern as a new release is migrated to production. The release is primarily bug fixes and we do not anticipate an outage during the maintenance window. There is no need to upgrade Thrive Sync and no action needed to receive the updated release.
Read MoreThe team at PMsquare HQ in Chicago had a recent, heated debate, which is the better cheap pizza: Papa John’s or Domino’s. After much discussion, it was determined that there was only one way to find out – a pizza off!
Read MoreThe recurring perception that artificial intelligence, AI, is somehow magical and can create something from nothing leads many projects astray. That’s part of the reason that the 2019 Price Waterhouse CEO Survey shows fewer than half of US companies are embarking on strategic AI initiatives – the risk of failure is substantial. In this series, we’re examining the most common ways AI projects will fail for companies at the beginning of your AI journey. Be on the lookout for these failures – and ways to remediate or prevent them – in your own AI initiatives.
Read MoreOne of my favorite features of Data Modules since version 11.1 is the ability to easily do relative date analysis. What used to take a bunch of coding in Framework Manager or several queries within a report, you can now do by pointing your measure to a calendar in a Data Module and automatically have several relative time data items and filters available.
Read MoreKeeping your PAA Agent version up to date with your PAW version will ensure proper operation of the PA Administration console in PAW.
Read MoreData requirements are the technical specifications of what data you will need for your project, who is responsible for that data, where and how it is stored and used, and what measures you’ve taken to protect and optimize it for usage.
Read MoreAt the recent 2019 IBM Data & AI Forum in Miami, IBM Offering Managers did a great job walking through recent product enhancements and future focus. There are so many appealing, new tidbits!
Read MoreCognos now offers the ability to import custom visualizations including D3, Google Charts, and a number of other JavaScript-based visualization engines. That means that if Cognos does not have a particular chart available, it can be added, including any number of properties to customize it as needed.
Read MoreThis exciting update to Thrive includes powerful custom filters for grouping analytics content, e-mail alerts for issues, time zone settings and more!
Read MoreThe Data and AI Forum was packed full of keynotes, hands-on labs, product roadmaps, and much more. Some of our consultants attended the conference have collaborated with each other to share the topics that caught their attention with you. Enjoy.
Read MoreThe recurring perception that artificial intelligence, AI, is somehow magical and can create something from nothing leads many projects astray. That’s part of the reason that the 2019 Price Waterhouse CEO Survey shows fewer than half of US companies are embarking on strategic AI initiatives – the risk of failure is substantial. In this series, we’re examining the most common ways AI projects will fail for companies in the beginning of your AI journey. Be on the lookout for these failures – and ways to remediate or prevent them – in your own AI initiatives.
Read MoreI am constantly evaluating new technologies and approaches to solving age old data problems. It’s given me a certain perspective on what truly drives change (hint: two parts culture for every one part technology) and a healthy dose of skepticism about silver bullet solutions, particularly to longstanding challenges around data management.
Read MoreTo help you plan your time wisely, our consultants compiled a list of some of the top sessions at Data and AI Forum. This post is Part 2 of a three-part series outlining our recommendations. Check back next week for Part 3!
Read MoreThere are times when a custom folder is needed to be added to the NavBar (left vertical bar) in Cognos Analytics. Maybe a commonly accessed folder is buried in the folder hierarchy structure and needs to be referenced more easily. The following steps will show how to add a folder to make access easier.
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