Industry Analyst Reviews

IBM (Cognos) positioned in Leaders Quadrant in Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms

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New! IBM Cognos is a Leader in Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms
Excerpt from the Forrester Wave: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2008.

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New! The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2008
The Forrester Wave notes that "IBM Cognos... maintains [a] leadership position..." in the BI Platforms market, and that "IBM Cognos provides one of the most modern and scalable BI environments".

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Building Performance Management Centers of Excellence: Business Intelligence and Beyond
As the line between business intelligence and performance management continues to blur, the role of the center of excellence must expand from technical to business expertise. It must translate business initiatives into an application environment and analysis platform that supports business performance optimization.
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AMR Research BI/PM Maturity Model
According to AMR Research, there are four stages of business intelligence and performance management maturity. AMR Research's BI/PM Maturity Model brings together the four phases and helps organizations move their BI/PM strategies successfully through the four stages of maturity, outlining the special attributes and characteristics of each stage.

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Butler Group Technology Audit: IBM Cognos Now!
"Butler Group believes that IBM Cognos Now! benefits from several strong features: the pre-packaged hardware appliance, the ease of use and self-service functionality, and a good pricing model. These features make the product very competitive and we strongly recommend a closer examination."
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New! Nucleus Research ROI Case Study: US Army ARDEC
Learn how US Army was able to improve productivity, increase user adoption, standardize reports and propagate best practices using IBM Cognos 8 BI on SAP.
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New! Research Note: BI for portfolio risk management is no longer optional
The failures of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman brothers, AIG, and Washington Mutual were caused only in part by sub-prime mortgages. Lack of visibility in the management of portfolio risk was also a factor. Would these institutions have failed if they had been aggressively using business intelligence (BI) tools to monitor the riskiness of their portfolios?
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Research Note: IBM Cognos Pricing Makes More Projects Possible
Too often companies assume that software for potential BI and PM projects is too expensive. But IBM Cognos has a flexible and tiered pricing grid that enables companies to cost effectively deliver BI and PM benefits to more users, and more types of users.
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Nucleus Research ROI Case Study - Blue Mountain Resorts
Blue Mountain Resorts used IBM Cognos TM1 to reduce labor costs, eliminate excess inventory, improve reporting, and make more strategic pricing decisions. They had a ROI of 1,822% and a payback of one month.
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Air Force uses IBM Cognos software to manage personnel and improve productivity
Companies that have not extended business intelligence and performance management to their human resources department should consider doing so. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) uses Cognos 8 Business Intelligence to get better visibility into the deployment of its workforce, manage personnel, and improve productivity.
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Nucleus Research and CIO Decisions Magazine Recognize U.S. Coast Guard With Technology Award for Outstanding ROI Results.
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Baseline Magazine and Nucleus Research Recognize Zarlink Semiconductor with Technology Award for Outstanding ROI Results — Interactive business warehouse supported by IBM Cognos software solution delivers multi-million dollar ROI.
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