Cognos Business Intelligence Reporting

Query and reporting capabilities with options for all kinds of business intelligence users

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Reporting is a set of query and reporting capabilities that equip users with the information they need to make fact-based decisions in a simple, manageable system. From professional report authors who design one-to-many reports to employees who need to create their own queries or customize existing reports, Cognos query and reporting capabilities fits the needs of users in your organization.

Professional report authoring enables authors to create report templates that include standard report objects, queries and layouts.
Author once, consume everywhere options allow the creation of single reports that users can access on multiple devices, in multiple formats.
Scalable architecture provides full failover recovery and dynamic load balancing for full enterprise deployment.
Single metadata layer for all reporting enables you to report, analyze, measure and monitor your performance using a single view.
Collaborative reporting features help business users communicate with others to drive decisions and gain additional insight.

Professional report authoring

Cognos Business Intelligence Reporting software includes professional report authoring capabilities that are easy to use and minimize the effort for report authors.
The what-you-see-is-what-you-get capability enables flexible and intuitive report assembly.
Core Cognos Business Intelligence capabilities enable you to design and build reports that feature charts, cross tabs, lists, images, logos and live embedded applications.

Author once, consume everywhere

Using Cognos for Microsoft Office you can import business intelligence content into familiar Microsoft interfaces and refresh it as needed.
With Cognos Business Intelligence Reporting, you can embed BI content in third-party applications and portals.
You can take reports with you on your iPhone, Blackberry and iPad with Cognos Mobile, a feature of Cognos Business Intelligence Reporting.
Cognos Active Report makes it possible for you to view and interact with report output offline or when you are not connected to Cognos Business Intelligence software.

Scalable architecture

Cognos Business Intelligence offers proven scalability to hundreds of thousands of users using an N-tiered, multi-server, multi-threaded architecture.
Cognos Business Intelligence Reporting gives you access to a wide range of heterogeneous data sources
You can use Cognos Business Intelligence architecture and access to data to reduce the complexity of your reporting environment and gain a complete and consistent view of your business.

Single metadata layer

Regardless of the variety of reporting your organization performs, all reporting data passes through a single metadata layer common to Cognos Business Intelligence.
The metadata layer manages translation from the data you need to the information you see.
The Cognos Business Intelligence single metadata layer creates a single, comprehensive view of all data sources.

Cognos Business Intelligence Reporting resources

Trial download: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence V10.1
Download a trial of IBM Cognos Business Intelligence V10.1 at no charge and test its features and capabilities for 30 days. Use reports, analysis, dashboards and scorecards to monitor business performance, analyze trends and measure results.

Analyst report: Top 10 Things You Should Know About IBM Cognos 10
Read this Top 10 list from the analysts at EMA to learn why Cognos 10 holds "strong value for upgrading customers and prospects."

White paper: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Query and Reporting
Learn how IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Query and Reporting provides you with the information you need to drive fact-based, comprehensive business decisions.

White paper: Business Intelligence for Business Users
In this paper, learn how important it is to address the different business intelligence needs of your business constituents, so they have insight when and where they need it.

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