IBM Cognos Now! Operational Business Intelligence

"Operational BI: Getting Real-time About Performance" by Aberdeen research [PDF - 567 KB]

Companies are trying to improve efficiencies and performance of may day-to-day and real-time activities, such as customer interactions, finance and accounting processes, transportation/shipping, sales activity, manufacturing, inventory management Business Activity Monitoring (BAM), and marketing. This research report from Aberdeen Group provides a roadmap for the strategies and capabilities that Best-in-Class companies are employing to improve operational performance.

IBM Cognos Now! Monitor [PDF - 579 KB]

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.

Ventana Research Operational BI

Executive Summary [PDF - 308 KB]
Full Report [PDF - 438KB]

An issue paper by Ventana Research substantiates the view that operational BI is an important tool for performance management; companies that adopt it can expect to become more effective in key areas of operations.

Sector Insight: On-Demand BI: Not just for SMB [PDF - 242 KB]

Organizations are prioritizing the timely, effective delivery of actionable information to the enterprise. This requires that companies have the ability to combine, aggregate and integrate information, and then deliver it to people when, where and how they need it. This report is a roadmap for companies who want to achieve improvements in enterprise information delivery through Best-in-Class (BIC) use of BI technologies.

The Three Threes of Performance Dashboards [PDF - 2.98 MB]

Dashboards and scorecards are the most visual elements of a performance management system that merges the functionality of BI technology and performance management. Besides displaying metrics visually, these full-fledged information systems let users drill into detailed data to identify the root causes of problems and intervene while there's still time.

Best Practices in Deploying Dashboards and Scorecards [PDF - 1.73 MB]

Dashboards and scorecards are the key tools in a business performance management discipline that enables executives to communicate business strategies in a customized way to each employee and monitor the execution of those objectives to fine-tune the organization and keep it on track. Read this research study from TDWI to learn about the best practices in deploying successful performance dashboards and scorecards for your organization.

Delivering Actionable Information to the Enterprise: Does On-Demand BI Solve the Skill Set Shortage [PDF - 476 KB]

Today, small and medium size businesses (SMBs) are looking for BI solutions that can be easily and quickly deployed with minimal IT resources and at a low cost. An alternative is On-Demand BI. This research study analyzes On-Demand BI adoption in SMBs.