IBM Cognos Analytics
PMsquare Technology Stack
Data Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics is part of the data analytics segment of the PMsquare Technology Stack. IBM Cognos Analytics offers capabilities to satisfy and exceed expectations in Mode 1 Analytics as well as offers Mode 2 Analytics.
Cognos Analytics is an all-inclusive BI solution that cleans and connects your data, creates stunning visualizations, and shows you where your business is today while helping predict what will happen tomorrow with its integrated machine learning capabilities.
PMsquare Special Offerings & Services
Cognos Analytics Consulting
IBM Cognos Analytics was the first technology introduced into the PMsquare Technology Stack years ago. With vast experience in Cognos Analytics, we offer the industry’s best Cognos consulting which can include:
Data and Analytics Strategy
Financial & Operational Planning
Self-Service Enablement
Health Checks & Roadmaps
Dashboard Design
Data Visualization Best Practices
Predictive, Prescriptive, and AI
End-to-End Analytics Consulting
Custom Report Development
We can do it all.
SaaS Anywhere
SaaS Anywhere is the way to a SaaS experience with your analytics tools in your chosen location, whether a third-party cloud or on-premises. It provides organizations a cost-efficient option for enterprise-scale deployment and support of all or any of their data analytics technologies with the security of a long-term partnership to help grow the value of their investment.
Cognos ReNEW+
Cognos ReNEW+ is a new special PMsquare offering for IBM license renewal. By simply renewing your IBM licensing with PMsquare, we will provide our industry-leading analytics-amplifying Thrive solution for a fraction of its cost. To top it off, PMsquare will, free of charge, analyze your IBM renewal offering up expert-level recommendations for consolidation, retirement, and/or valuable trade-ups.
Persona-Based BI
PMsquare’s Persona-Based BI is the best modern approach to user adoption. We’re able to make sure your end-users get the information and capabilities they need to not only adopt but thrive in their roles with analytics solutions.
Cognos Analytics Key Capabilities
Connect Data Effortlessly
Importing data from spreadsheets is easy. Connect to cloud or on-premises data sources, including SQL databases, Google BigQuery, Amazon, Redshift, and more.
Protect Your Data
Governed self-service protects data from misuse and adapts to your environment.
AI-Fused Analytics
Leverage Cognos AI to predict seasonal trends with predictive forecasting, ask questions in plain language and see the answers in visualizations, and save time data prepping.
Validation & Accuracy
Validate what you know, identify what you don't with statistically accurate time-series forecasting, and pinpoint patterns to consider. Obtain deeper insights without needing to have a data science background.
Powerful Visualizations
Create interactive dashboards that tells a compelling story. Drag and drop data to create auto-generated visualizations and drill down for more info.
Personalized Reports
Create multi-page personalized reports and deliver them to the people who need them the most in the format they desire.
Collaborate with Your Team
Share your discovered insights with your team in Cognos or using Slack or email.
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PMsquare Solutions
Thrive
Thrive is a powerful cloud application created to identify and surface critical and hard to diagnose adoption and stability issues in IBM Cognos Analytics. It allows you to interactively explore how people in your company are engaging with Cognos reports, dashboards, self-service models, and other analytics content.
Cogbox - Powered by CognosPaul’s Giant Brain
CogBox or IBM Cognos Analytics developed by CognosPaul is a suite of tools designed for developers to help enhance and automate content creation in IBM Cognos Analytics.
The CogBox includes:
Reporting Enhancements
Dashboard Enhancements
Data Module Enhancements
The Control Creator
Custom Control Library*
FM to DM Converter
PMsquare’s proprietary software solution automatically converts Cognos Framework Manager models to Cognos Analytics Data Modules. This ground-breaking solution saves users countless hours over a manual effort.
With IBM investing all new development and feature enhancements in Data Modules, migrating your Framework Managers models to Data Modules is imperative to have on your project roadmap.
Cognos Analytics Customer Success Stories
Education
The University of Lousiville
With PMsquare’s help, UofL’s women’s basketball team leveraged Cognos and wearable devices to achieve 95% player availability for practice and 92% accuracy in predicting injuries.
Travel & Transportation
WestJet
Leveraging Cognos Analytics, WestJet empowered its employees providing them interactive easy-to-use dashboards using several external data sources all while increasing data security.
Education
Kai Ming
Kai Ming, a non-profit providing education for underprivileged children, partnered with PMsquare and leveraged Cognos to analyze complex data from various cloud and on-prem sources.
Reviews of Cognos Analytics
Resources & Support
Ready to become an expert? Check out the list of resources we’ve provided for users to get comfortable with IBM Cognos Analytics and start unlocking insights.
PMsquare YouTube Channel
Meet Cognos 11.1.7
IBM Data Modeling Best Practices
Cognos Analytics and REST APIs
Cognos Extensions and Custom JavaScript with CogBox
All About Data Modules
Convert Framework Manager Models to Data Modules
& more!
PMsquare Blog
T-Shirt Sizing Your Cognos 11 Environment
Installing Cognos Analytics for Jupyter Notebooks
Using IBM's Weather Data in Cognos Analytics
Using Incorta With Cognos Analytics
Creating Custom Data Visualizations in Cognos 11.1.5
Using Incorta With Cognos Analytics
& more!
PMsquare Genius Bar
Experts in any specialty area
Advice on technical challenges, new features, strategies, new ideas, etc.
Available every week (usually Tuesdays)
CogBox Powered By CognosPaul’s Giant Brain
Reporting Enhancements
Dashboard Enhancements
Data Module Enhancements
The Control Creator
Custom Control Library*
Cognos Reddit
Open thread discussions
Discusses IBM Cognos, TM1 and SPSS
Unfiltered advice and opinions
Positive community
IBM Cognos Analytics Community
Open thread discussions
Centralized community blog
Events
Library of shared files
Networking opportunities
IBM Cognos Analytics Documentation
What’s New in Cognos Analytics by version
Release Notes
Installing and Configuring
Getting Started
Troubleshooting Guide
Manuals
& more!
Need more guidance?