Cognos Business Intelligence for Linux on System z

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Business intelligence on a single, scalable infrastructure

IBM® Cognos® Business Intelligence for Linux on System z provides business intelligence on a single, scalable infrastructure that helps simplify enterprise data access. Cognos Business Intelligence is collocated with your data warehouse and transactional systems on an IBM System z® platform for more timely, accurate and secure access to your information. Linux on System z supports massive consolidation and can run multiple workloads concurrently.

Cognos Business Intelligence for Linux on System z features:

Reporting that is accessible in the office or on the go.
Analysis solutions that address a variety of needs.
Dashboards for monitoring, measuring and managing corporate performance and real-time information.
Collaboration for alignment and stronger teams.
Cognos Business Intelligence frameworks and best practices combined with the System z platform.

Reporting

Provides the professional report authoring capabilities of Cognos Business Intelligence that help minimize the effort for report authors.
Offers collaborative reporting features to help business users communicate with others to drive aligned decisions.
Enables you to access reports on multiple devices—including mobile smartphones and tablet computers—in multiple formats and in other applications and processes.

Analysis solutions

Explore your Cognos Business Intelligence data in a familiar spreadsheet format and then incorporate it with other business intelligence features.
Find the answers to business questions fast with analytical reporting that includes guided report analysis, dashboards, navigable reports and mobile apps.
Create alternative scenarios that help you build “what-if” projections.
Conduct in-depth analysis and share results with broader business communities because you are working from the System z platform
Uncover patterns in your business and apply algorithms to business intelligence data to predict outcomes.

Dashboards

Access an at-a-glance view of how your organization, business unit, department or group is performing—on your office computer, smartphone and tablet computer.
Drill down to the level of detail that can help you make effective decisions faster.
Assemble information into a view that makes sense for you.
Take advantage a single Cognos Business Intelligence interface that includes the ability to personalize and unify your views, slice and dice and collaborate.

Collaboration

Facilitates decision-making for groups and teams with Cognos Business Intelligence collaboration features.
Helps users build stronger relationships using tools that make it easier for everyone to communicate and share—from a single System z platform.
Promotes learning from history with a centralized, searchable corporate memory.

Cognos Business Intelligence frameworks and best practices

Provide the capabilities for accessing and optimizing data so your information can be reached reliably and when it is needed, regardless of its source or structure.
Organize and capture content for a consistent view of your business that spans regions, capabilities and business communities.
Deploy and manage your applications more efficiently and scales as needed.
Use your existing infrastructure.

Cognos Business Intelligence for Linux on System z resources

Solution brief: Timely, Accurate, Secure Access to Business Information
Bringing business analytics and data warehousing together on System z can help you provide users with timely, accurate and secure access to data.

Solution brief: Superior Availability, Scalability and Performance
You can achieve the availability, scalability and performance you need for business analytics and data warehousing with System z.