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The speed of business seems to have no sign of slowing down. Public and private organisations are realising the importance of getting closer to their customers, consumers and constituents. IBM Social Media Analytics (SMA) is a best in breed solution that allows organisations to: Assess Impact: Are we making the right investments in products, services, markets, campaigns, employees and partners? Segment: Are we […]

Cognos BI systems can grow quickly and as a result Cognos Administrators often feel that the system is getting ‘out of control’. There is good news however thanks to a series of tools that allows you to monitor and manage the Cognos environment. Cognos Auditing IBM Cognos BI Enterprise provides a complete auditing capability that permits […]

Did you know that rounding in Cognos does not behave in the usual manner? By default, IBM Cognos Business Intelligence uses the round half to even rule when rounding numbers. What is Round Half to Even Rule? This rounds to the nearest value; if the number falls midway it is rounded to the nearest value […]

If I had a dollar for every time I was asked to design a dashboard, I would be a very rich person by now. The truth of the matter is, although managers and decision makers are drawn to dashboards, they are seldomely used to deliver break-through insights, analysis and decision making. Many dashboards suffer from similar problems, including: Information Overload: […]