2018-07-08T08:03:00Z

What do you like most about IBM Cognos?

Hi Everyone,

What do you like most about IBM Cognos?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at PeerSpot
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24 Answers
Ahmed Ashmawy - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Practice Lead at Hyve Technology Consulting
Real User
Top 5
2023-06-16T11:53:00Z
Jun 16, 2023

The solution's initial setup process is easy.

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LF
Resp offre IBM Cognos, Lyon at Talan
Reseller
Top 20
2023-04-25T14:32:00Z
Apr 25, 2023

It is a stable product.

SalmanAhmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of ERP Applications at Patel Hospital
Real User
Top 10
2023-04-18T11:15:00Z
Apr 18, 2023

Previously, we were doing static reporting. Management would request a report, and it would take staff a week or more to provide it. With Cognos, we have dynamic reporting, and it has reduced both reporting and decision making times significantly.

With the solution's dashboard, the company's management team has updated records at their fingertips. This means that they can directly access the data they need to make decisions.

KARTHIKEYAN THANGARASU - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Administrator at American Savings Bank
Real User
Top 5
2022-09-06T20:14:10Z
Sep 6, 2022

The dashboarding offered by this solution is very valuable to us.

Carlos Larrad Salgado - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Director Operations Management Control at Mapfre
Real User
Top 10
2022-07-27T11:17:40Z
Jul 27, 2022

The main difference that I like about Cognos compared to other solutions is its data splitting functionality. We have all our company data inside the Cognos environment and so we prefer to split the information Cognos itself. It's more efficient this way.

Paulius Bistrickis - PeerSpot reviewer
CFO at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
2022-07-01T13:43:00Z
Jul 1, 2022

IBM Cognos is an excellent solution for tax, planning, budgeting, profit and loss statements and balance sheets.

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MM
Lead Technical Consultant at Perficient
MSP
Top 20
2022-06-21T06:03:41Z
Jun 21, 2022

Cognos' most valuable features are the bundled studios, simple UI, and advanced features like the ability to create data modules.

JB
Business Intelligence Data Warehouse Architect
Real User
Top 20
2022-03-11T22:26:28Z
Mar 11, 2022

Comparing IBM Cognos to other applications, once a person is trained on it or they have developed a skill set to operate the application, it is best in its category.

BM
BI Cognos Expert at Pilmark LTD
Real User
Top 10
2022-01-31T16:17:34Z
Jan 31, 2022

The most valuable feature of IBM Cognos is security. The solution has updated features that other competitors' solutions come out with long after IBM Cognos has had them.

HB
Director at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
2022-01-12T15:40:00Z
Jan 12, 2022

We are able to generate quality reports easily which allows us to decrease response time.

PZ
Director at KPMG
Real User
Top 20
2021-12-24T10:25:03Z
Dec 24, 2021

The most valuable features of IBM Cognos are governance and enterprise reporting.

SD
Sr. Data Warehouse Architect at Wolters Kluwer
Real User
2021-11-20T05:28:00Z
Nov 20, 2021

I have worked on the features like dashboards and stories, and I do like them a lot.

MK
Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-09-13T21:24:00Z
Sep 13, 2021

The comprehensiveness or broadness of the software functions or business intelligence functions that it provides is valuable. It is also quite easy to use and user-friendly.

PC
Associate at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-07-06T18:43:08Z
Jul 6, 2021

In terms of stability, I think that Cognos is more stable than Tableau and Power Bi because of its framework manager concept that allows us to import metadata and store it in the framework manager.

PP
Senior Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-04-24T08:56:01Z
Apr 24, 2021

The product is a very good reporting tool and is very flexible. It allows for the users to get a scheduled report.

FS
RPA Architect & RPA Product Owner at Francisco Sosa
Real User
2021-04-20T11:50:59Z
Apr 20, 2021

This solution allows you to input a wide range of file formats.

BM
BI Cognos Expert at Pilmark LTD
Real User
Top 10
2020-12-21T15:36:00Z
Dec 21, 2020

IBM Cognos improves the effectiveness of the sales team.

PD
Principal Co-founder at Enterprise BIDI Solutions
Reseller
Top 10
2020-11-18T11:20:10Z
Nov 18, 2020

IBM Cognos offers tools so that you can design and develop your own test queries and reporting solutions.

SA
Manager - Metrics & Analytics at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2020-10-29T11:47:25Z
Oct 29, 2020

The initial setup is quite straightforward.

HP
Senior Technical Coordinator - IM and BI at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2020-09-16T08:18:37Z
Sep 16, 2020

A drag-and-drop interface for selecting creating ad hoc reports makes this product very easy to use.

it_user1077768 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Warehouse Consultant at CHRIST Jueweliere und Uhrmacher seit 1863 GmbH
Real User
2019-04-29T07:50:00Z
Apr 29, 2019

The most valuable features are Report Development (Functionality) and Information Distribution (Flexibility).

AA
Financial Performance Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2018-11-18T07:31:00Z
Nov 18, 2018

For planning, forecasting, in-boxing, modeling in general and for predicting numbers and doing work analysis, they are excellent.

WF
‎Manager BI Manufacturing at a paper AND forest products with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2018-07-16T10:04:00Z
Jul 16, 2018

A positive feature is Report Studio, where we create beautiful, complex reports.

it_user897015 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2018-07-08T08:03:00Z
Jul 8, 2018

The most valuable feature is developing reports from different data sources, making it a reliable data source.

Related Questions
Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
Community Director at PeerSpot
Jun 16, 2023
Hi, We all know it's really hard to get good pricing and cost information. Please share what you can so you can help your peers.
2 out of 16 answers
SA
Manager - Metrics & Analytics at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 29, 2020
We'd like the pricing to be reduced, of course. We'd like to reduce the cost period.
PD
Principal Co-founder at Enterprise BIDI Solutions
Nov 18, 2020
The pricing of this product is meant for medium to large-scale enterprises. These higher licensing costs are why we recommend Pentaho or Talend for the SME segment. For them, they have to minimize the total cost of ownership. This segment is also interested in open-source enterprise solutions, which will reduce their costs to a large extent.
Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at PeerSpot
Apr 25, 2023
How do you or your organization use this solution? Please share with us so that your peers can learn from your experiences. Thank you!
2 out of 21 answers
WF
‎Manager BI Manufacturing at a paper AND forest products with 10,001+ employees
Jul 16, 2018
We use it for standard reporting in the platform, and we are satisfied with the product.
AA
Financial Performance Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 18, 2018
My primary use case for this solution is for analytics and monitoring event metrics.
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