Overview
What is IBM Cognos Analytics?
IBM 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.
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Effective software in data reporting and performance contract management
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IBM Cognos Analytics, in my opinion, legacy leader modern laggard
Good BI tool for advanced analytics.
It's like a Swiss Army knife for our data
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Great Data Visual tool that's let down by lack of integrations & customer support.
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Unlocking Business Insights with IBM Cognos Analytics
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IBM Cognos Analytics
Great for data analysis
Best translation of AI into Business Analytics
Powerful and reliable BI tool
How IBM Cognos Analytics Differs From Its Competitors
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The data we collect is to make sure we make earth a better place to live hence we go a extra mile to make sure the data is secured and only the authorised persons have access the the data.
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The AI assistant natural language processing is also a great tool to fill the knowledge gap that is normal for clients using these kind of tools.
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Proper content management and data quality features improved the confidence in the quality of the data.
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Pricing
On Demand - Standard
$10.00
On Demand - Standard
$10.60
On Demand - Premium
$42.40
Entry-level set up fee?
- Setup fee optional
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $10 per month per user
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Features
BI Standard Reporting
Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.
- 8.1Pixel Perfect reports(93) Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports are highly-formatted reports with graphics and ability to preview the report before printing.
- 7.4Customizable dashboards(100) Ratings
Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.
- 7Report Formatting Templates(97) Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.
- 7.7Drill-down analysis(102) Ratings
Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.
- 7.8Formatting capabilities(103) Ratings
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
- 7.5Integration with R or other statistical packages(71) Ratings
Integration with the open-source R predictive modeling environment.
- 7.9Report sharing and collaboration(100) Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.
Report Output and Scheduling
Ability to schedule and manager report output.
- 8.3Publish to Web(27) Ratings
- 8Publish to PDF(98) Ratings
- 8.6Report Versioning(26) Ratings
Report versioning is the assignment of version numbers to each version of a report to help in tracking.
- 7.4Report Delivery Scheduling(101) Ratings
Report Delivery Schedule is the ability to have reports delivered to a destination at a specific data and time.
- 8.1Delivery to Remote Servers(12) Ratings
Ability to deliver reports to remote servers
Data Discovery and Visualization
Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.
- 7.6Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)(89) Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.
- 8.1Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization(85) Ratings
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
- 7.8Predictive Analytics(82) Ratings
Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.
- 7.4Pattern Recognition and Data Mining(21) Ratings
Pattern recognition and data mining mean the ability to recognize hidden patterns in large quantities of data.
Access Control and Security
Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.
- 7.9Multi-User Support (named login)(96) Ratings
Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.
- 8Role-Based Security Model(95) Ratings
Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.
- 7.6Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)(95) Ratings
Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.
- 7.7Report-Level Access Control(24) Ratings
Report-level access control means that the type of report determines who has access to it.
- 8.1Single Sign-On (SSO)(78) Ratings
Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications
Mobile Capabilities
Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
- 7.6Responsive Design for Web Access(75) Ratings
Web design aimed at producing easy-to-read sites across a range of different devices.
- 6.9Mobile Application(66) Ratings
A dedicated app for iOS and/or Android.
- 8.1Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile(72) Ratings
In-app dashboard reports and data visualization.
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
APIs are a set of routines, protocols, and tools for used for embedding one application in another
- 6.6REST API(59) Ratings
REST is an architecture style for designing networked applications
- 7.4Javascript API(57) Ratings
A Javascript API is a type of API
- 8.3iFrames(9) Ratings
An iFrame is an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document on a website
- 6.9Java API(11) Ratings
A Java application programming interface (API) is a list of all classes that are part of the Java development kit (JDK)
- 7.1Themeable User Interface (UI)(10) Ratings
A themeable user interface means that a specific visual them can be applied to it
- 7.8Customizable Platform (Open Source)(7) Ratings
A customizable, open source API Gateway is a fast and scalable type of API
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What is IBM Cognos Analytics?
IBM Cognos Analytics Features
BI Platform Features
- Supported: Administration via Web Interface
- Supported: Live Connection to External Data
- Supported: Snapshot of External Data
- Supported: In-memory data model
- Supported: OLAP (Pre-processed cube representation)
- Supported: Multi-Data Source Reporting (Blending)
- Supported: ETL Capability
- Supported: ETL Scheduler
Supported Data Sources Features
- Supported: MS Excel Workbooks
- Supported: Text Files (CSV, etc)
- Supported: Oracle
- Supported: MS SQL Server
- Supported: IBM DB2
- Supported: MySQL
- Supported: ODBC
- Supported: Cloudera Hadoop
- Supported: IBM Netezza
- Supported: SAP Hana
- Supported: Salesforce
- Supported: SAP
BI Standard Reporting Features
- Supported: Pixel Perfect reports
- Supported: Customizable dashboards
- Supported: Report Formatting Templates
Ad-hoc Reporting Features
- Supported: Drill-down analysis
- Supported: Formatting capabilities
- Supported: Predictive modeling
- Supported: Integration with R or other statistical packages
- Supported: Report sharing and collaboration
Report Output and Scheduling Features
- Supported: Publish to PDF
- Supported: Output Raw Supporting Data
- Supported: Report Delivery Scheduling
Data Discovery and Visualization Features
- Supported: Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
- Supported: Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
- Supported: Predictive Analytics
- Supported: Support for Machine Learning models
- Supported: Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
- Supported: Integration with R or other statistical packages
Access Control and Security Features
- Supported: Multi-User Support (named login)
- Supported: Role-Based Security Model
- Supported: Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
- Supported: Report-Level Access Control
- Supported: Table-Level Access Control (BI-layer)
- Supported: Field-Level Access Control (BI-layer)
- Supported: Single Sign-On (SSO)
Mobile Capabilities Features
- Supported: Responsive Design for Web Access
- Supported: Mobile Application
- Supported: Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding Features
- Supported: REST API
- Supported: Javascript API
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IBM Cognos Analytics Technical Details
Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Mac |
Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android |
Supported Countries | Global |
Supported Languages | English, French, German, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Hebrew, Urdu, Farsi |
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User-Friendly Dashboards: Users have praised the user-friendly dashboards in IBM Cognos Analytics for enabling quick creation of custom dashboards and easy understanding of visual data representations. The intuitive design allows users to identify trends at a glance, enhancing their analytical capabilities.
AI-Powered Insights: Many reviewers have highlighted the value of the AI-powered Insights feature in IBM Cognos Analytics, which automatically identifies patterns and insights, enhancing analysis depth effortlessly. This feature has been instrumental in uncovering valuable insights that might have otherwise gone unnoticed.
Seamless Data Integration: Customers appreciate the seamless and efficient data integration capabilities of Cognos Analytics, allowing for easy merging of data from various sources like customer feedback and sales figures. The smooth integration process streamlines workflow efficiency and enhances overall data management practices.
Steep Learning Curve: Users have expressed that there is a steep learning curve for beginners when using the software, requiring a substantial amount of time to fully understand its functionalities. The user interface is considered outdated and not user-friendly, especially in comparison to more modern solutions available in the market.
Poor Mobile Capabilities: Users have expressed the need for better mobile capabilities. Users note that accessing reports on the go can be cumbersome. Users also express that the mobile interface is not as intuitive as the desktop.
Performance Issues with Large Datasets: Some users have encountered performance issues when working with large datasets, experiencing occasional lags that hinder their workflow efficiency. Additionally, they have noted that these performance issues can lead to delays in data analysis tasks, impacting productivity.
Reviews
(1-25 of 127)Great reporting and visualization
- Reporting
- Interactive dashboard
- Collaboration
Effective software in data reporting and performance contract management
- Reliable performance management
- Effective data visualization
- Data analysis
IBM Cognos Analytics
- Reporting
- Data Modelling
IBM Cognos Analytics, in my opinion, legacy leader modern laggard
- Tabular reports
- Dashboards
- Role based access controls
Good BI tool for advanced analytics.
- Data Visualization: Plenty of options exist for multiple use cases, and dashboards are easy to implement and customize.
- Integration with IBM Watson: makes it easy to use Watson AI features (NLP etc.) on your data.
- Its advanced analytics functionalities with powerful pattern detection/prediction models.
It's like a Swiss Army knife for our data
- The user-friendly dashboards lets us create custom dashboards super quickly. It's great at visualizing data in a way that's easy to grasp, which means we can spot trends at a glance without getting lost in the numbers.
- AI-powered Insights are a lifesaver. It automatically highlights patterns and insights we might miss, making our analysis more thorough without extra effort on our part.
- Data integration is a breeze. Merging data from various sources is very simple to implement. Whether it's customer feedback or sales figures, Cognos handles it seamlessly, giving us a complete view without the headache of manual merging.
- We love the report automation. Generating reports is no longer a time-consuming task. We set up what we need once, and Cognos does the rest, automating our weekly or monthly reports and saving us a ton of time.
IBM Cognos Analytics Review
The data driven analytics is very helpfull in generating graph reports and also generate predictions
- Scheduled report generational and email
- Very good for customising reports and creating accurate reports
- It can easily integrate with multiple ERP's
Great Data Visual tool that's let down by lack of integrations & customer support.
- We use the tool for data modeling as it helps in predictive data analysis for complex data, which is very similar to real-life scenarios.
- Options of customizing & scheduling reports as per our requirements basis.
- Has mobile application which works seamless.
IBM Cognos for Automation, Business Performance Insights, and Advanced Learning
- advanced modeling
- reporting and dashboarding
- integration with engineer toolsets
Unlocking Business Insights with IBM Cognos Analytics
Use Case:
Supply Chain Optimization
Sales and marketing analytics
Customer segmentation and analysis
- It provides statistical analysis and predictive modeling which helps to forecast sales trends based on data and other factors.
- It provides user friendly interface which helps users to explore data without extensive IT support. Like sales and marketing teams can use self service BI to analyze customer data and personalize campaigns for marketing.
- It integrates well with IBM products and also with third party which enables organization to integrate with different products for better results and growth.
- It provides security and governance features which maintains confidentiality, and compliance of data. It impose HIPAA compliance by providing role based access and encryption to protect sensitive data.
When it comes to financial planning processes, Cognos Analytics is suitable as it provides budgeting, forecasting capabilities. It helps in creating, analyzing forecasts and budgets.
When organization need to manage and monitor performances across different departments and teams Cognos Analytics is used to track KPIs, set targets and measure performance against thresholds.
Less Appropriate Scenarios:
For small stakeholders with limited resources, it might be concerning as it takes investment in cost, training and infrastructure. For them, it is cost effective to use simpler analytics tool.
For simpler and easier visualization, Cognos Analytics is not appropriate as it offers advanced analytics options and might be difficult to use and navigate through the platform.
It is not suited for those use cases, where high volume of data is streamed on real time as it offers near real time data integration.
Best Business AI Tool
- Charts!
- Dashboard reporting
- Assigning of roles and rights to users
I guess it would be less appropriate for smaller organisations with less quantum of data.
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- User friendly
- Strong graphics
Great for data analysis
- Data Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Data security
Best translation of AI into Business Analytics
- Great dashboard
- Understands prompts reasonably well
- Amazing charts
- Decent speed
Works really well for us for assessing and analysing audience engagement on various social platforms like Instagram, YouTube, X, etc. and helps us guide our clients on efficient marketing strategy.
Powerful and reliable BI tool
We also use it for Data exploration/cleansing efforts in initial stages of our Machine Learning projects and to run statistical analytics on various data sets.
- AI assistant is handy and speeds up intial setup
- Data exploration and discovery
- Excel charting
- Integrates with wide range of data sources
It's less suited for use by Machine Learning engineers/developers to probe data and derive statistical insights from datasets.
IBM Cognos Analytics Review
- Easy to use "out of the box"
- Easily adaptive user interface
- Automation solutions are very efficient
Data unification capacity, great help to the end user in the creation of the final report.
- It can be connected to multiple data sources.
- Easily integrates with any other tool.
- Combination of data sources.
- Favorable technical service, always attentive.
- It is fully scalable.
Automated system for better productivity of your business.
- Full data reporting and analysis all the time.
- Artificial Intelligence of great help for business performance.
- Easily integrates with other tools.
- You can count on this scalable platform.
- Fast in data recovery.
- It has a good price.
- Quality technical team.
High Quality Enterprise Analytics Platform
- Enterprise reporting
- Interactive dashboarding
- Data exploration
Cognos Analytics for Enterprise reporting
- Common metadata platform that enables reporting, dashboards, ad hoc access and advanced capabilities
- integrates well with a broad range of databases, authentication providers
- provides content creation capabilities at different levels of complexity to make more people with a range of skills productive.
Congrats on Cognos
- Reporting Tabular Format
- Arrangement and Alignment
- Ad Hoc Reporting.
- Access to multiple datasets and restrictions based control
Powerful analytics platform
- AI chatbot provides an excellent user experience for the researcher
- Very good looking reports
- Forecasting
- Security
Less apropiate in a scenario where you want to use it for a small startup that lacks a significant amount of data to analyse.
Cognos Analytics Is Good
- emailed delivery
- operational reporting
- dashboarding
IBM Cognos can't be beat for customer satisfaction
- Subscribe reports via email
- Manage users and security
- Provide governed data via packages
Good for single tenant, need more work on mutli-tenant
- Ongoing release and upgrades
- Customer support
- scalable solutions