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IBM Cognos Analytics has garnered high praise from users for its user-friendly interface, ease of use, and powerful data visualization capabilities. Users appreciate the intuitive nature of the platform, making it accessible to users of all skill levels. The integration of Artificial Intelligence for visualization enhances decision-making and drives better ...Read more
Easy report creation, even for novices, reducing training needs.
User-friendly interface, suitable for users of all skill levels.
Utilizes Artificial Intelligence for visualization and decision-making.
Cloud-based tool with a wide range of features for data analysis.
Steeper learning curve for beginners without formal training.
Limited interactive PDF support for reports.
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User in Higher Education
04/08/19
Great Data Analysis Tool
What do you like best? I like Cognos IBM Analytics because it makes it easy for you to visualize and analyze large data sets. It is easy to use after you have some initial training. I like the different export options. What do you dislike? IBM Cognos Analytics can be a little difficult to learn how to use. There are a lot of different features and it is not all just drag and drop. You need to understand the underlying data. What problems are you solving with the product? What ...
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Consultant in Financial Services
04/02/19
Cognos Facelift so Nice!
What do you like best? The look and feel is much more modern and in line with new portal designs. Very easy to get from one report to another especially with often used ones. Inbox much more integrated and dashboarding is coming along nicely. What do you dislike? Steep learning curve for those that are very ingrained with the older versions. Also the phase out period for older versions is extremely fast with little notice. Very hard for large scale businesses to migrate to this as ...
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IA
Industry Analyst / Tech Writer in Medical Devices
03/05/19
Good platform for data sourcing
What do you like best? Can connect and retrive any data needed for analytics. It has multiple inputs for admins and employees can source any data in a format of their choice easily. What do you dislike? Functions are a bit minimal. More options required for filtering data. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Using the data sourced, I create data models to give a clear picture. Based on which strategies are developed.
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Candice B
02/15/19
Looks cool
What do you like best? Provides fancy graphics that tells the story easily for Executive Management What do you dislike? not end user friendly. Must rely on more technical users to complete reporting What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Executive reporting, Graphic solutions and tells story with pictures that can be interpreted fastest
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Craig G
02/14/19
the best
What do you like best? Dashboards and storyboards and Datamarts What do you dislike? OLAP Connectivity and Dynamic Cubes and Security What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Metrics
CI
Consultant in Information Services
02/14/19
power BI tool
What do you like best? easy to implement and easy to use. it allows us to connect to any data sources What do you dislike? lack of IBM support during implementation and daily operation Recommendations to others considering the product: yes What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? able to quickly identify the issue and increase sales result
AI
Administrator in Government Administration
02/14/19
A complete Business Intelligence solution
What do you like best? Speed to deployment. Consistency in data. Easy report distribution. What do you dislike? Cost. Perception of being an old application. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? One version of the truth. Building business rules into the framework model. Better decision making. Accurate information.
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Rick V
02/14/19
Usagre
What do you like best? Very easy to use once you get to know the icons What do you dislike? Upgrade from 10 to 11 had some security issues and disconnects What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Speed, usage, upgrades
CI
Consultant in Information Technology and Services
02/14/19
cloud for CA
What do you like best? the fact that no hardware is required from the client What do you dislike? need a database option for the client to have in the cloud as an option from IBM What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? reporting and dashboarding for clients wanting better access to data
IA
Industry Analyst / Tech Writer in Textiles
02/14/19
Jack of all Trades
What do you like best? The Cognos Analytics suite provides a broad spectrum of functionality in a single package as opposed to having to use a large number of third party tools to supplement requirements. What do you dislike? The new UI is simply terrible paticularly in Reports Builder. There appears to be a complete disregard for the positioning of icons and duplication of functions. The in windows pull down tabs are not used consistently. For example when editing a report you ...
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