Cognizant [IBM] Cognos Analytics - a vital cog in your analytics platform
August 17, 2021
Cognizant [IBM] Cognos Analytics - a vital cog in your analytics platform

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- Query Studio
- Report Studio
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cognos Analytics
It [IBM Cognos Analytics] is used for report-building purposes and creating dashboards with data that could be crucial for decision-making. It is used by the IT department and serves across the whole organization. The business problems that it addresses are it helps in the process of automation and reduce redundant tasks and also improves report readiness.
Pros
- It is really fast, execution is smooth.
- User friendly, easy to navigate and encourages 'do it yourself'.
- Improves decision making by providing useful insights into data in a never visualized before way.
Cons
- Sorting results are not accurate sometimes.
- Multiple data points are mapped to a single location on a map.
- The forecasting functions could be improved.
- Reduced costs from manual preparation of reports
- Report readiness has ben enhanced due to automation in IBM Cognos
- Timely delivery due to report scheduling feature
Used other products like Tableau, Qlik Sense, SSRS & Power BI, Cognos Analytics is an equally competitive tool and much better in some features like report delivery and scheduling. Easiest to navigate and play around and the most user-friendly tool when compared to the above tools in my opinion. These are some of the reasons why we prefer Cognos.
These additional features have enhanced the viability of Cognos, but we are yet to use these features more aggressively. At the moment we are focusing on the automation of existing manual prepared reports by automating them using Cognos and creating schedules to automate, report delivery processes in order not to miss timelines and be more efficient.
The data governance feature is great since we are able to restrict access to users who are not authorized to view certain dashboards. The data quality is assured due to the various data checkpoints that have been created. Previously when we distribute reports through emails this kind of data security could not be established but now due to Cognos's content management feature, we are able to restrict access and secure the dashboards.
Do you think IBM Cognos Analytics delivers good value for the price?
Not sure
Are you happy with IBM Cognos Analytics's feature set?
Yes
Did IBM Cognos Analytics live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of IBM Cognos Analytics go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy IBM Cognos Analytics again?
Yes
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