Item: IBM Cognos Analytics
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cognos Analytics is more than a Dashboarding tool and is used to understand data patterns, trends, and drivers. The explore and AI capabilities are typically used to get more insights into data, and dashboarding and reporting are used to distribute the result in a pixel-perfect output with strict governance and control. Reports are automatically burst based on certain criteria

Pros and Cons

AI - The Assistant
Explore Capabilities
Forecasting using AI

The range of visualisations needs to be expanded
Report modules need to be easier

Return on Investment

Easier creation of dashboards
Greater understanding of trends and data patterns
Integration with Planning Analytics

Self-Service

Automated dashboard creation is a great feature and time-saving. The AI is largely dependent on the quality of the data being analyzed and the structure of the data. The ability to identify patterns and drivers through the use of Decision trees and sunburst diagrams is also useful

Data Security and Quality

data governance and controls are essential and often the key differentiator between Cognos Analytics and desktop tools like Power BI and Tableau for example, which can result in multiple data versions. Cognos Analytics ensure there is one trusted source of data within the organization

Reporting

I am not too familiar with the reporting format options within Cognos Analytics

Other Software Used

IBM Planning Analytics with Watson, IBM SPSS Modeler

Key Insights

Do you think IBM Cognos Analytics delivers good value for the price?

Yes

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?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Cognos Analytics again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

The integration between Cognos Analytics, Planning Analytics, SPSS, and decision optimization makes it a perfect tool that can grow and expand as the organisations analytics needs do. Not many visualization tools offer this degree of integration. The integration with Planning Analytics allow it to be fully integrated with a budgeting and forecasting application and present this information in real-time using compelling dashboards and visualizations

IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson..More than a dashboard

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson