It's not just what you have. It's how you use it.
On a smarter planet, midsize businesses are facing an explosion of data within their organizations. As the engines of a smarter planet, they don't see this data as a burden, but as a tremendous opportunity. However, they need the right tools to turn that data into intelligence, derive meaningful insight and use it to take action. IBM® Cognos® Express™--the first and only integrated business intelligence and planning solution built and priced to meet the needs of midsize companies. It delivers essential reporting, analysis, planning, budgeting and forecasting capabilities to gain the insight needed to take action, drive efficiency and identify new opportunities on a smarter planet. Because it's not just what you have. It's how you use it:
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Turn data into intelligence. Your entire organization will benefit from dashboards and reports that provide business context to complex data. They help build an information-driven culture that connects disparate data and turns it into new intelligence.
Uncover insights. Go from information to insight. Spot business problems, recognize emerging trends immediately and analyze complex data.
Take action. Use your insight to have a real-time view of future business results. Realigning your resources with planning can help you react faster to changes in the market, reduce labor costs, increase sales and boost production.
And you can plug the Cognos Express solution into your infrastructure within an hour.
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The first and only integrated business intelligence and planning solution built and priced to meet the needs of midsize companies. It delivers the essential reporting, analysis, planning, budgeting and forecasting capabilities that help organizations' innovation.
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