Cognos 8 BI (IBM) Review

OLAP REPORT REVIEW: Cognos 8 BI (release 8.2)

Author: Steffen Vierkorn, Oliver Dahnken, Barney Finucane and Carsten Bange Released: 2008 Pages: 15 + Factbase Single User Price: $895 USD A product evaluation and scoring based on 35 separate criteria Cognos takes the next step in consolidating its suite In the first of a new, improved style of review from The OLAP Report, our team of analysts delivers a comprehensive overview of Cognos 8 BI, designed to assist anyone who considering a Cognos 8 BI implementation. The 15-page product overview delivers a concise appraisal of Cognos 8 BI, commenting on high-level points of functionality offered by the core products — Query Studio, Analysis Studio and Report Studio — the three Web front-ends Cognos 8 BI offers for reporting and analysis. The overview is supplemented by a highly detailed 'Factbase', new to The OLAP Report, in which our analysts score the various components of Cognos 8 BI on 35 separate criteria. Key areas evaluated include server platform, component integration, offline support and aspects of the front-end functionality such as analysis, reporting and charting capabilities. A sample of some of the specially generated screenshots from this review. Click to enlarge.

Contents: Cognos 8 BI history Cognos 8 BI components Licensing Reporting Ad hoc reporting Standard reporting Office integration Data sources Administration Metadata Distributing reports Performance features Walking the BI tightrope Summary Similar products SWOT analysis Factbase Ask a question about this product? Other customers also purchased: Hyperion Essbase Review Business Objects XI Release 2 Cognos Planning Review Email a colleague about this product

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