IBM Cognos PowerPlay

Overview—OLAP software

IBM Cognos PowerPlay, the world's best-selling OLAP software, lets users analyze large volumes of data with sub-second response times.

• Gives the right answer, right away—fast analysis lets companies quickly get to the "why" behind an event or action, so they can take effective steps to address it.
• Makes complex data clear and decipherable—the ability to analyze critical corporate data from any angle, in any combination makes it easy for all employees to understand.
• Reduces the burden on IT—user self-service and a no-maintenance Web client frees up IT to pursue more strategic priorities.
• Reduces the burden on your network—the massively scalable, customer-proven architecture maximizes network resources.

• Sophisticated time trending and projection lets users analyze what has changed over previous years, quarters, months, and other critical measures. No other vendor provides as sophisticated a time trending and projection capability as Cognos, an IBM company.
• IBM Cognos PowerPlay is faster to implement due to its superior modeling environment, ability to leverage existing platforms / data sources, and easy installation and configuration.
• IBM Cognos PowerPlay is the fastest analysis tool to deploy and manage due to its scalability, integration, processing efficiency, and zero-footprint framework.
• IBM Cognos PowerPlay is data agnostic so it can read all widely-used OLAP data sources.
• Competing solutions cannot scale cubes as large as ours, and may require database design and additional programming to achieve adequate performance.
• The Windows, Web, and Excel clients mean that users can work within a familiar environment—maximizing ROI and decreasing training costs.
• Integrated with Cognos reporting, scorecards, planning, and ETL software—so your business intelligence capabilities can grow with your needs.

Read more about IBM Cognos PowerPlay OLAP software: Features and Benefits

	Read the CIO Magazine article discussing how fast food industry players like Ruby Tuesday's grow profits by 20% with IBM Cognos PowerPlay

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IBM Cognos PowerPlay Version 7.3

Online Demo

Learn more about the multidimensional analysis and OLAP software features of IBM Cognos PowerPlay 7.3 for: User interface basics. Advanced exploration. Enhancements to your data cube.

Using OLAP to Improve Your Performance: A Summary the OLAP Survey 4 Results

White Paper

The OLAP Survey 4 is one of the most comprehensive reviews of this technology—looking at customer perceptions and intentions, customer issues, and how vendors fare with the products they offer. This summary captures its broad themes, in particular, those of interest to someone considering OLAP to solve a business issue.

Cognos' BI Solutions Create Smarter Decision-Making at the University of Minnesota

Success Story

Learn how Cognos helped University of Minnesota identify $5 million in unbilled tuition and increase revenues since 2000 to over $187 million annually.

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