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IBM Cognos--security and efficiency
April 13, 2020

IBM Cognos--security and efficiency

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Planning Analytics

Cognos Analytics provides us with web-based reporting capabilities that allow our users and developers to generate complex query reports, as well as create, edit, and distribute a wide range of professional reports across multiple databases.
  • Full interactivity, online or offline.
  • Display adapted to mobile.
  • Systems inference between tables to deliver a unified and consistent experience.
  • Planning and distribution of reports.
  • Creation of highly accurate professional reports.
  • Use of managed data as a single source (other data sources can also be included).
  • High cost
  • Regardless of the license or deployment, it presents a medium-term ROI
It has ease of use with the necessary tools for users to extract knowledge from the data.
It has a Natural Language Search to deduce intention and guide users.
Access to our data provides us with access to all types of structured and unstructured data.
Preparing data to enable self-service in data modeling and data cleansing is very helpful to our interests.
Data governance is excellent with a range of access options based on the changing needs of our business

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

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Planning Analytics's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Planning Analytics live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Planning Analytics go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Planning Analytics again?

Yes

IBM Cognos Analytics is a modern analytics solution that provides us with a unified environment that meets business needs with ease of use. It offers companies robust analytics capabilities that are easy to access and control.

IBM Planning Analytics Feature Ratings

9.2
Long-term financial planning
9
Financial budgeting
8
Forecasting
10
Scenario modeling
10
Management reporting
9
9.0
Financial data consolidation
8
Journal entries and reports
10
Multi-currency management
10
Intercompany Eliminations
8
Minority Ownership
8
Local and consolidated reporting
9
Detailed Audit Trails
10
9.0
Financial Statement Reporting
9
Management Reporting
8
Excel-based Reporting
8
Automated board and financial reporting
10
XBRL support for regulatory filing
10
8.8
Personalized dashboards
8
Color-coded scorecards
8
KPIs
10
Cost and profitability analysis
9
Key Performance Indicator setting
9
Benchmarking with external data
9
9.3
Flat file integration
10
Excel data integration
10
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
8
9.3
Pixel Perfect reports
9
Customizable dashboards
10
Report Formatting Templates
9
9.3
Drill-down analysis
Not Rated
Formatting capabilities
10
Integration with R or other statistical packages
9
Report sharing and collaboration
9
9.8
Publish to Web
10
Publish to PDF
9
Report Versioning
10
Report Delivery Scheduling
10
9.3
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
9
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
9
Predictive Analytics
10
9.5
Multi-User Support (named login)
10
Role-Based Security Model
9
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
9
Single Sign-On (SSO)
10
8.7
Responsive Design for Web Access
9
Mobile Application
8
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
9