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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Hadoop

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AHadoop is an open source software from Apache, supporting distributed processing and data storage. Hadoop is popular for its scalability, reliability, and functionality available across commoditized hardware.N/A

    IBM Cognos Analytics

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cognos is a full-featured business intelligence suite by IBM, designed for larger deployments. It comprises Query Studio, Reporting Studio, Analysis Studio and Event Studio, and Cognos Administration along with tools for Microsoft Office integration, full-text search, and dashboards.

    $11.25

    per month per user

    Microsoft Power BI

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Power BI is a visualization and data discovery tool from Microsoft. It allows users to convert data into visuals and graphics, visually explore and analyze data, collaborate on interactive dashboards and reports, and scale across their organization with built-in governance and security.

    $168

    per year per user

    Pricing
    HadoopIBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BI
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    On Demand - Standard
    USD 11.25
    per month per user
    On Demand - Premium
    USD 44.90
    per month per user
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month (billed annually) per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    HadoopIBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BI
    Free Trial
    NoYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details——Power BI Desktop is the data exploration and report authoring experience for Power BI, and is available as a free download.
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    HadoopIBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BI
    Considered Multiple Products
    Apache
    Chose Hadoop
    Hadoop offers a scalable, cost-effective and highly available solution for big data storage and processing. The use of a non-proprietary physical layer greatly reduces dependency on technology. It also offers elastic dimensioning capability when deployed on virtual machines or …
    Incentivized
    IBM
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Microsoft Power BI has a more user friendly interface and it is integrated very well with the other Microsoft products but IBM Cognos Analytics has a more advanced reporting and complex data analysis capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    IBM Cognos Analytics is good in few things, but we find more value in other BI tools where IBM Cognos Analytics is lacking. So we use all these above BI tools in our enterprise as a supplemental value for things where IBM Cognos Analytics is not helping with the analysis, …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    IBM Cognos Analytics is robust in terms of reporting, governance and scheduling while Power BI excels in use, interactivity and visuals. In nutshell, IBM Cognos Analytics has edge over Power BI for enterprise grade , structured reporting needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Cognos Analytics builds your core numbers, Planning Analytics shows you how the forecast in the future and gives you valuable insights on what to focus, on how oganisations perform and where to have a deeper dive to controll and steer your organisation. Cognos isn't good in …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    We chose IBM Cognos Analytics because, in our experience, IBM Cognos Analytics was Better, had more feature functionality, and is easier to use
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Much more powerful and complete
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Power BI is stronger for quick ad-hoc analysis and dashboards, but IBM Cognos Analytics is better when consistency, precision, and mass distribution matter. Tableau is best for interactive analysis, while IBM Cognos Analytics is better for standardized, repeatable enterprise …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    IBM Cognos Analytics was more matured enterprise modeling-based tool. Our power Bi struggled against large ERP data sets, which IBM didn't after few initial days.

    IBM had much better scalability and security when comes to user reports distribution. The schedule feature worked …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Compared to other tools like Power BI, Tableau, and Google studio, IBM Cognos Analytics is better for the companies who looks strong control on detailed reports. Power BI and Tableau are easy to use and good for quick presentation, but Cognos has more options for security, such …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Tableau, Power BI, QlikView were the other options considered. Tableau lacked the following key components of business intelligence and analytics. Some other statistical functions that are available on the platform were not matched by Power BI. QlikView lacked robust …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    We selected IBM Cognos Analytics based on the following. The scalable and robust features for large organizations allowing it to grow as we do. The nest feature is the strong data governance and security features. It also supports a wide variety of data sources. Lastly, it …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    It was due to trust in IBM. Very good support provide by IBM. Response time is pretty good
    Product is proven in past & well robust feature
    Many good enterprises have used this product
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    It is a tool that delivers good performance at a good price.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    It does well however, we need more user friendly interfaces, integration options and visualizations.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    IBM Cognos Analytics is our legacy BI solution. It hadn't stacked up well against its modern contemporaries. We are thinking of replacing it with Microsoft BI.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    We looked at Qlik Sense, SAP Analytics Cloud, and IBM Cognos Analytics for our financial brand's needs. Qlik Sense is super user-friendly, great for quick data digging. SAP Analytics is perfect when we're working with other SAP stuff; it just clicks. But for our big project, …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Cognos Analytics provides wide range for reporting, data visualization, and self service analytics. Cognos has strong security and governance features. Sigma Computing is purely cloud native approach and has spreadsheet like interface and doesn't provide many customization …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    I feel like IBM Cognos Analytics offers a more in depth look into the business’ analytics and data and has more functionalities with AI.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    While all of them have their own advantages. IBM Cognos Analytics is highly scalable and have unmatched data analytics capabilities which makes the data from IBM Cognos Analytics of very high quality and data governance also makes sure your data is safe and protected.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    I like the cloud native character and ease of deployment with Sigma and ThogthSpot, I also like the metadata modelling capabilities of Power BI. I prefer the ability of Cognos to create and publish a metadata model that provides both ad hoc access and managed reporting and …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    They are better in Dashboarding and performance analysis.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    We have alot of resources already invested in Cognos and it would be a humongous effort to migrate. CA is more inline with Power BI and Tableau now that there are dashboarding capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    We could deliver a corporate wide solution with Cognos, it is an end-to-end platform. No other option provided the same breadth of scope. I can't think of a feature that the others provide that Cognos lacks, but the others do not provide the same features and governance of …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Some of the strengths are 1. User-Friendliness 2. Self-Service BI (Caters to all levels of the employees 3. Cost-effective. 4. Easy integration with Microsoft Suits. 5. DAX Calculations 6. Familiar Interface like traditional Excel. 7. Easier Self-Service platform for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Power BI stacks up robustly on a visuals standpoint. It has great slicer tools and visuals that are stunning. Content is fresh, easy to transmit and the design of a new dashboard is easy. Power BI is useful in identifying outliers in your data (even data integrity issues). …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Although both MicroStrategy and Cognos currently offer better business analytical capabilities, Power BI is an excellent option to extend the use of this type of solutions to a greater number of users due to its low cost.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    • Can be used across all ERP packages and implementation
    • Enjoyed by price sensitive
    • Subscription based
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Power BI is a lot easier to use. The designs are also much nicer. Costs to implement Power BI (minus the existing data infrastructure) is much lower than other tools commercially available. However, the tool is still relatively new and still lacks many common features that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    I thinking Microsoft Power BI is a great start for someone who wants something more powerful and distributable than Excel. During my relatively short evaluation, I did not find Power BI to be up to the task of more powerful tools. However it might compete well if properly …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    As mentioned earlier it is free of cost and easy to learn as it is part of the Microsoft suite product. It blends well with ETL package tools such as SSRS and SSIS. It is also easy to distribute the dashboard to users of Office 365. It is a a complete Microsoft product which …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    79 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    92 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    112 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    55 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    65 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    Features
    HadoopIBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BI
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Apache Hadoop and IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.7
    139 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.1
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.6130 Ratings8.1169 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.0137 Ratings8.6197 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.5132 Ratings7.7180 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Apache Hadoop and IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.9
    139 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    196 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.4137 Ratings8.4193 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.3140 Ratings7.7193 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.397 Ratings7.4143 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.6134 Ratings8.1191 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Apache Hadoop and IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    9.2
    137 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings9.837 Ratings8.1179 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.3133 Ratings7.7174 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings9.834 Ratings7.7145 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.2135 Ratings8.3148 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.918 Ratings7.9111 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Apache Hadoop and IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.4
    125 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.7
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.9122 Ratings8.3183 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.0115 Ratings8.1168 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.7111 Ratings7.1138 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.948 Ratings7.339 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Apache Hadoop and IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.8
    131 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.5130 Ratings8.6169 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.5128 Ratings8.1148 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.4128 Ratings8.1160 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.258 Ratings8.149 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.6112 Ratings8.5141 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Apache Hadoop and IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    6.3
    109 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings6.8104 Ratings7.5152 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings6.390 Ratings7.5133 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.696 Ratings7.8155 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Apache Hadoop and IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Apache Hadoop
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    9.2
    87 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    2% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings7.683 Ratings7.7104 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings7.779 Ratings7.485 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings9.912 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings10.013 Ratings6.769 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings9.915 Ratings7.291 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings9.99 Ratings8.444 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HadoopIBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (37 ratings)
    8.0
    (159 ratings)
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (8 ratings)
    8.4
    (31 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    1.0
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    8.6
    (40 ratings)
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    8.3
    (40 ratings)
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    -
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    6.4
    (5 ratings)
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    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    HadoopIBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apache
    Altogether, I want to say that Apache Hadoop is well-suited to a larger and unstructured data flow like an aggregation of web traffic or even advertising. I think Apache Hadoop is great when you literally have petabytes of data that need to be stored and processed on an ongoing basis. Also, I would recommend that the software should be supplemented with a faster and interactive database for a better querying service. Lastly, it's very cost-effective so it is good to give it a shot before coming to any conclusion.
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    IBM
    In our environment, we used to use a reporting tool called Crystal Reports and we replaced this tool with Cognos. I would recommend this switch for any one who's using a report tool that can be replaced with Cognos. This eliminates any JDBC or ODBC connections and User setups within any databases which was needed so the users can gain access to the report. Cognos makes logging in and fetching any report much easier.
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    Microsoft
    Has significantly improved collation of data and visualisation especially with business across Europe. Has given me the ability to see the Site availability at the click of a button to see which Site is in the "money" and seize opportunities based on Market data
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    Pros
    Apache
    • Handles large amounts of unstructured data well, for business level purposes
    • Is a good catchall because of this design, i.e. what does not fit into our vertical tables fits here.
    • Decent for large ETL pipelines and logging free-for-alls because of this, also.
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    IBM
    • Enterprise reporting - Create, customise, and run reports on sales trends, consumer sentiment, etc.
    • Dashboard creation and data exploration & analysis - Using drag and drop feature to create ad-hoc visualisation. Additionally, using AI powered natural language query feature for data analysis and dashboard input (formation of pie, bar, line charts). It's useful for no-technical person to put queries around the spreadsheet data to get quick answers.
    • Building insights for accurate decision making - Package reports with data backed insights for stakeholders in pdf, and Excel format to support business ad-hoc cases, forecasting and strategic recommendations on relevant asks.
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    Microsoft
    • Options for data source connections are immense. Not just which sources, but your options for *how* the data is brought in.
    • Constant updates (this is both good and bad at times).
    • User friendliness. I can get the data connections set up and draft some quick visuals, then release to the target audience and let them expand on it how they want to.
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    Cons
    Apache
    • Less organizational support system. Bugs need to be fixed and outside help take a long time to push updates
    • Not for small data sets
    • Data security needs to be ramped up
    • Failure in NameNode has no replication which takes a lot of time to recover
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    IBM
    • IBM Cognos Analytics enables customer data segmentation, which is essential for marketing, improving and streamlining purchasing behavior and preferences. This helps companies create more targeted and effective marketing campaigns.
    • Our clients Through data analysis, we can identify and observe trends in the behavior of other clients, allowing us to anticipate needs and adjust strategies to avoid consequences.
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    Microsoft
    • It would be easier for users could Microsoft Power BI and Excel used the same programming languages.
    • Would like to see the online version of Microsoft Power BI be as powerful as the desktop version.
    • Publishing a Microsoft Power BI file online and then having to save the file is somewhat redundant.
    • Would like to export each page or chart as an image.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Apache
    Hadoop is organization-independent and can be used for various purposes ranging from archiving to reporting and can make use of economic, commodity hardware. There is also a lot of saving in terms of licensing costs - since most of the Hadoop ecosystem is available as open-source and is free
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    IBM
    For an existing solution, renewing licenses does provide a good return on investment. Additionally, while rolling out scorecards and dashboards with little adhoc capabilities, to end users, cognos is very easily scalable. It also allows to create a solution that has a mix of OLAP and relational data-sources, which is a limitation with other tools. Synchronizing with existing security setup is easy too.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Power BI is an excellent and scalable tool. It has a learning curve, but once you get past that, the sky is the limit and you can build from the most simple to the most complex dashboards. I have built everything from simple reports with only a few data points to complex reports with many pages and advanced filtering.
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    Usability
    Apache
    As Hadoop enterprise licensed version is quite fine tuned and easy to use makes it good choice for Hadoop administrators. It’s scalability and integration with Kerberos is good option for authentication and authorisation. installation can be improved. logging can be improved so that it become easier for debugging purposes. parallel processing of data is achieved easily.
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    IBM
    We have a strong user base (3500 users) that are highly utilizing this tool. Basic users are able to consume content within the applied security model. We have a set of advanced users that really push the limits of Cognos with Report and Query Studio. These users have created a lot of personal content and stored it in 'My Reports'. Users enjoy this flexibility.
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    Microsoft
    Automating reporting has reduced manual data processing by 50-70%, freeing up analysts for higher-value tasks. A finance team that previously spent 20+ hours per week on Excel-based reports now does it in minutes with Microsoft Power BI's automated Real-time dashboards have shortened decision cycles by 30-40%, enabling leadership to react quickly to sales trends, operational bottlenecks, and customer behavior.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Reports can typically be viewed through any browser that can access the server, so the availability is ultimately up to what the company utilizing it is comfortable with allowing, though report development tends to be more picky about browsers and settings as mentioned above. It also has an optional iPad app and general mobile browsing support, but dashboards lack the mobile compatibility. What keeps it from getting a higher score is the desktop tools that are vital to the development process. The compatibility with only Windows when the server has a wide range of compatibility can be a real sore point for a company that outfits its employees exclusively with Mac or Linux machines. Of course, if they are planning on outsourcing the development anyways, it's a rather moot point
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Overall no major complaints but it doesn't handle DMR (Dimensionally Modeled for Relational) very well. DMR modelling is a capability that IBM Cognos Framework Manager provides allowing you to specify dimensional information for relational metadata and allows for OLAP-style queries. However, the capability is not very efficient and, for example, if I'm using only 2 columns on a 20-column model, the software is not smart enough to exclude 18 columns and the query side gets progressively larger and larger until it's effectively unusable.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Apache
    It's a great value for what you pay, and most Data Base Administrators (DBAs) can walk in and use it without substantial training. I tend to dabble on the analyst side, so querying the data I need feels like it can take forever, especially on higher traffic days like Monday.
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    IBM
    Why is their web application not working as fast as you think it should? They never know, and it is always a a bunch of shots in the dark to find out. Trying to download software from them is like trying to find a book at the library before computers were invented.
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    Microsoft
    It is a fantastic tool, you can do almost everything related with data and reports, it is a perfect substitutive of Power Point and Excel with a high evolution and flexibility, and also it is very friendly and easy to share. I think all companies should have Power BI (or other BI tool) in their software package and if they are in the MS Suite, for sure Power BI should be the one due to all the benefits of the MS ecosystem.
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    In-Person Training
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Onsite training provided by IBM Cognos was effective and as expected. They did not perform training with our data which was a bit difficult for our end-users.
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    Microsoft
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    Online Training
    Apache
    Hadoop is a complex topic and best suited for classrom training. Online training are a waste of time and money.
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    IBM
    The online courses they offer are thorough and presented in such a way that someone who isn't already familiar with the general design methodologies used in this field will be capable of making a good design. The training environments are provided as a fully self contained virtual machine with everything needed already to create the environments. We've had some persisting issues with the environments becoming unavailable, but support has been responsive when these issues arise and straightening them out for us
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Make sure that any custom tables that you have, are built into your metadata packages. You can still access them via SQL queries in Cognos, but it is much easier to have them as a part of the available metadata packages.
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    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apache
    Not used any other product than Hadoop and I don't think our company will switch to any other product, as Hadoop is providing excellent results. Our company is growing rapidly, Hadoop helps to keep up our performance and meet customer expectations. We also use HDFS which provides very high bandwidth to support MapReduce workloads.
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    IBM
    Power BI is stronger for quick ad-hoc analysis and dashboards, but IBM Cognos Analytics is better when consistency, precision, and mass distribution matter. Tableau is best for interactive analysis, while IBM Cognos Analytics is better for standardized, repeatable enterprise reporting. Sigma shines for customizable dashboards and drill-down analysis while IBM Cognos Analytics holds an edge in data discovery and visualization.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Power BI is free. If I didn't want to create a custom platform (i.e. my organization insisted on an existing platform that I *had* to use), I'd use Microsoft Power BI. For any start-up or SMB, I'd just use Claude & Grok to build it quickly, also for free. Would not pay for Tableau or Sigma anymore. Not worth it at all.
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    Scalability
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    We rate IBM Cognos Analytics a 9 out of 10 for overall scalability. The platform handles large numbers of users, reports, and analytical workloads very reliably. We have experienced strong performance even in demanding enterprise environments with substantial data volumes. Its architecture provides sufficient flexibility to scale resources according to demand, making it well suited for large, business-critical deployments.
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    Apache
    • There are many advantages of Hadoop as first it has made the management and processing of extremely colossal data very easy and has simplified the lives of so many people including me.
    • Hadoop is quite interesting due to its new and improved features plus innovative functions.
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    IBM
    • The platform can be pretty pricey.
    • Convoluted contracts and they fine you for any breach during audits.
    • Things are changed between releases without any warning and break.
    • It is second to none at being able to customize list and crosstab type reports.
    • You can easily set up a report to be emailed out every day and even have it export the report to a shared folder.
    • On-prem environments can be scaled up pretty much as much as you would like.
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    Microsoft
    • Power BI usage reduced the effort of analytical reports creation by about 80%
    • Empowered all the level of employee to be more vigilant of the data and business insights, gained the profit of 8% overall.
    • AI-powered predictive analytics improved forecasting accuracy by 17%, that topped the overall sales.
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