IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide

by Dan Volitich

Overview

The Only Authorized Guide to IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence

Develop, deploy, and maintain a complete BI solution across your enterprise. IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide shows you how to take full advantage of the robust service-oriented architecture and simplified role-based user interfaces. Learn how to create, share, and analyze data-rich reports that lead to increased productivity and better business decisions. Featuring real-world insight and expert tips, this is a must-have guide for IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence users of all levels, from administrators to end users.

• Measure and monitor performance using dashboards and scorecards
• Assign user roles and privileges
• Provide complete and consistent access to a broad range of data sources via Cognos Connection
• Use Cognos 8 Go! to extend BI to Office applications, mobile devices, and search engines
• Enable business users to create reports with Query Studio
• Develop new insights by exploring data in multiple dimensions and perspectives with Analysis Studio
• Build Dimensional Reports with Report Studio
• Use Event Studio to identify and deliver mission-critical information
• Create, modify, organize, and publish a model from Cognos Framework Manager
• Implement sound security measures
• Take advantage of the management tools in Cognos Administration to ensure maximum reliability and availability

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071643597
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	05/31/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	752
File size:	29 MB
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About the Author

Dan Volitich is president and owner of John Daniel Associates, which has been a Cognos-exclusive partner serving the Business Intelligence market for more than a decade. In recognition of Dan's product expertise, John Daniel is one of 12 companies worldwide to have successfully completed all technical requirements for Cognos Accredited Partner status.

Table of Contents

Part One: Introduction to Performance Management and Cognos 8 Chapter 1 Performance Management Chapter 2 Scorecarding and Dashboarding Chapter 3 Introduction to Cognos 8 Chapter 4 Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting Part Two: Accessing and Using Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Chapter 5 Cognos Connection I Chapter 6 Cognos Connection II Chapter 7 Cognos 8 BI Consumer Modes Part Three: Authoring Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Content Chapter 8 Self-Service Report Authoring (Business Author) Chapter 9 Advanced Reporting I (Professional Author) Chapter 10 Advanced Reporting II (Professional Author) Chapter 11 Analytics (Business Analyst) Chapter 12 Scorecards and Metrics Chapter 13 Event Management Chapter 14 Microsoft Office Solutions Part Four: TBA Chapter 15 Framework Manager Chapter 16 Security Chapter 17 Cognos Connection Management Chapter 18 Consumer Mode Management Part Five: TBA Chapter 19 Cognos Configuration Chapter 20 Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Architecture Chapter 21 Enterprise Integration of Cognos 8 Business Intelligence