Why business intelligence from IBM?

Make better and smarter business decisions faster with solutions that take business intelligence (BI) to a whole new level. Innovations in BI from IBM provide broader analytic capabilities so that everyone has the relevant information they need to drive your business forward. IBM® business intelligence products are designed to integrate with one another. So, you can start addressing your most pressing BI needs almost immediately with the confidence that you can seamlessly grow your solution over time to meet future requirements.

The new promise of BI realized
IBM redefines business intelligence to provide both user freedom and IT control.

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Finding the right BI solution is like finding the right partner
Forget that BI speed date. A BI solution like IBM Cognos® Enterprise is better.

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Business intelligence capabilities

The Cognos family

The Cognos family (US) delivers analytics into the hands of everyone to drive better business outcomes. Each family member offers reporting, analysis, modeling, planning and collaboration to address the needs of BI, performance management and business analytics initiatives. Right-sized to meet the needs of your organization, the Cognos family offers products for:

• Individuals, who need freedom and flexibility yet want to access corporate BI and share insights with wider communities
• Workgroups or midsize businesses, who need to be up and running fast with a BI solution that is easy to install and manage
• Organizations, who need BI to meet strategic objectives spanning multiple functions, levels and business units

Cognos family

Cognos Insight (US) for personal, individual users

Cognos Express (US) for workgroups, business units and midsize businesses

Cognos Enterprise (US) for organizations with hundreds or thousands of users

Cognos family information to help you choose which products are best for you (US)

Download the personal edition of Cognos Insight at no charge (link resides outside of ibm.com)

All products - Business intelligence

• Business Intelligence Pattern
• Cognos Analytic Applications
  • Cognos Customer Performance Sales Analytics
  • Cognos Financial Performance General Ledger Analytics
  • Cognos Financial Performance Payables Analytics
  • Cognos Financial Performance Receivables Analytics
  • Cognos Supply Chain Performance Procurement Analytics
  • Cognos Workforce Performance
  • Cognos Workforce Performance Talent Analytics
• Cognos Enterprise
  • Cognos Analysis for Microsoft Excel
  • Cognos Business Intelligence
  • Cognos Collaboration
  • Cognos Mobile
  • Cognos Real-time Monitoring
• Cognos Enterprise Data Management
  • Cognos Business Viewpoint
  • Cognos for Microsoft Office
• Cognos Enterprise Development and Deployment
  • Cognos Business Intelligence for Linux on System z
  • Cognos Business Intelligence for z/OS
  • Cognos Mashup Service
• Cognos Express - Overview
  • Advisor | Trials and Demos (US)
  • Planner | Trials and Demos (US)
  • Reporter | Trials and Demos (US)
  • Xcelerator | Trials and Demos (US)
• Cognos Insight

Product downloads

Cognos Insight Personal Edition
Get the personal edition of Cognos Insight at no charge.

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White papers and analyst reports

The new promise of BI realized
Learn how IBM innovations deliver on the promise of next generation BI.

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Ovum Decision Matrix for BI
Learn why IBM outranked every other BI vendor in customer satisfaction.

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Top 10 things about Cognos BI
EMA believes that Cognos software provides next generation business intelligence.

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BI Research: Converting big data hype into big value with analytics
BI research explains how big analytics bring value to big data.

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Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI Platforms
Gartner ranks solutions for using BI platforms to develop business analytics applications.

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Decisions that drive success
Decision management can work with existing technologies such as BI solutions for better outcomes.

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Demo

Cognos Business Intelligence
See how you can create BI scenarios, collaborate on BI strategy and implement new initiatives based on insight.

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Customer stories

OMERS boosts efficiency and tightens financial controls
A Canadian pension fund uses IBM business intelligence and performance management solutions for optimized results.

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Symmons Industries turns up the pressure on larger competitors
A manufacturer of plumbing products takes a new business approach an IBM business intelligence solution.

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Brochures

The IBM Cognos family
The Cognos family has solutions for your company now—and in the future.

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