Cognos Overview
What is Cognos?
Cognos Software by IBM is a family of business intelligence products with tailored solutions for businesses of all sizes. The software combines standard BI features such as reports, dashboards, advanced data visualization, real-time monitoring, analysis, and forecasting, with advanced features such as performance scorecards and strategy management, collaboration tools, and financial planning and analysis. You can also use Cognos to design automated workflows and data integrations.
The kinds of analysis you can carry out in Cognos include trend analysis, what-if analysis, and predictive analysis. You can build interactive dashboards in Cognos with moving data and collaboration tools such as comments and annotations. You can also build scorecards to monitor performance, measure KPIs against corporate objectives and develop strategy. Also included in the suite of products are solutions for sales compensation management, process automation, and planning & budgeting.
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Cognos Reviews
Cognos Reviews
A great solution for your financial planning
Take your time and implement it right and the rewards will be very good.
New age and Traditional BI tool
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 - A good Enterprise Reporting Tool
I used Cognos as an analytical tool by linking our ERP (Microsoft Dynamic NAV) to it. All the financial data would be mapped & a lot of customized reports were taken out like Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). The user interface is pretty good. The CUBEs are little confusing but once you get the grip they work very well. The ability to drill down the reports to very basic level is a plus point
A little tough to learn & customize. It's a little slow when dealing with a medium amount of data.
Enterprise Reporting and Analytics Tool
It has been a solid tool for our company for last so many years. IT meets out current needs in terms of performance and capabilities. However, as we start exploring more cutting edge technologies like cloud, SAAS and Advanced Analytics, we see the tool is not in the top 3.
Cognos
it is a great software depends on the the organisation ability to set up and master its capabilities
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A great solution for your financial planning
Pros
It has integration with with other IBM products like business intelligence. The excel functionality is great for finances. The product to meet our needs perfectly for all our needs.
Cons
Creating reports is overwhelming at the beginning but if you dedicate time and resources there will be the face of your deployment.
New age and Traditional BI tool
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.
Pros
Cognos 11 comes with all the latest features expected in a BI tool, the graph generations and story buildings as well as predictions.
Cons
Interactive pdf is not available for reports. Can be difficult to implement without admin support for end users.
Cognos - A good Enterprise Reporting Tool
I used Cognos as an analytical tool by linking our ERP (Microsoft Dynamic NAV) to it. All the financial data would be mapped & a lot of customized reports were taken out like Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). The user interface is pretty good. The CUBEs are little confusing but once you get the grip they work very well. The ability to drill down the reports to very basic level is a plus point
A little tough to learn & customize. It's a little slow when dealing with a medium amount of data.
Pros
Easily integrating with most of the ERPs, very good for customizing reports, very detailed reporting
Cons
Tough to learn & not many resources available, you will get the value of the money invested in it only if you are able to get the most out of it
Enterprise Reporting and Analytics Tool
It has been a solid tool for our company for last so many years. IT meets out current needs in terms of performance and capabilities. However, as we start exploring more cutting edge technologies like cloud, SAAS and Advanced Analytics, we see the tool is not in the top 3.
Pros
Well established took with huge user base and support. Being IBMs main BI tool, it comes with a lot of Support and Knowledge Base. There are tons of supporting products for Advanced Analytics, Visualization and AI/ML which makes the tool both powerful and versatile. It fits into both departmental BI as well as for Enterprise wide reporting.
Cons
IBM should increase the support the provide for their products. It is difficult to get quick help from IBM.Self service features of the tool and not as easy as other contemporary tools like Tableau and Qlikview. IBM has catching up to do in this area. Also cloud based SAAS is not yet advanced for COGNOS.
Cognos
it is a great software depends on the the organisation ability to set up and master its capabilities
Pros
Capabilities of this software is far reaching and varied and it depends on the organisation ability to use it to their advantage.
Cons
the support from the consultant was great but costly.
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Cognos Pricing
Cognos Pricing
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Cognos Features
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Additional information for Cognos
Additional information for Cognos
Key features of Cognos
- Advanced data visualization
- Collaboration tools
- Dashboards
- Data integrations
- Enterprise disclosure management
- Financial close, and regulatory and management reporting
- Mobile business intelligence
- Multiple solutions available
- Planning, budgeting & forecasting
- Process automation
- Profitability modeling and analysis
- Query & reporting
- Real-time monitoring
- Sales performance management
- Scorecards
- Trends & pattern analysis
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Cognos FAQs
Cognos FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Cognos.
Q. What type of pricing plans does Cognos offer?
Cognos offers the following pricing plans:
Free Trial: Not Available
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Q. What are the main features of Cognos?
Cognos offers the following features:
- Advanced data visualization
- Collaboration tools
- Dashboards
- Data integrations
- Enterprise disclosure management
- Financial close, and regulatory and management reporting
- Mobile business intelligence
- Multiple solutions available
- Planning, budgeting & forecasting
- Process automation
- Profitability modeling and analysis
- Query & reporting
- Real-time monitoring
- Sales performance management
- Scorecards
- Trends & pattern analysis
Q. Who are the typical users of Cognos?
Cognos has the following typical customers:
Small Business, Large Enterprises, Public Administrations, Mid Size Business
Q. What languages does Cognos support?
Cognos supports the following languages:
English, French, German, Spanish
Q. Does Cognos support mobile devices?
We do not have any information about what devices Cognos supports
Q. What other apps does Cognos integrate with?
Cognos integrates with the following applications:
Captio Expenses, CommandCenterHD, Key Survey, Limelight, MongoDB, NetDispatcher, SAP Fieldglass, Workpuls, pcFinancials
Q. What level of support does Cognos offer?
Cognos offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, Online Support, Phone Support
Take your time and implement it right and the rewards will be very good.