IBM Cognos Analytics
- Easy to learn and apply in real time projects.
- Multiple query can be combined to generate simple and easy to understand reports.
- Mobile access feature helps to integrate with multiple devices.
Cons
- Cross browser compatibility.
- Expensive.
- User roles are not simple.
- Dashboard creating very quick and intuitive.
- Good alternative for tableau or power BI.
- Cognos is used for operational reporting and analytics and schedule reports to be sent via email to users on a duly basis. Used in mobile as well.
- Cognos 11 comes with all the latest features expected in a BI tool, the graph generations, and story buildings as well as predictions.
- Investment in Cognos R&D by IBM is declining. Won't work smoothly with large data sets having many parameters. Cross-browser compatibility is often problematic.
- Extensive features, vast ability to access, mine and report on data.