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IBM Cognos consulting services to upgrade it or move on We keep Cognos running, clear what's unused, and move what you choose

Cognos review, 1,240 reportsIllustrated
Opened in 90 days212
Duplicates380 near-copies of 41 reports
Keep and upgradeStatements and regulatory reports
Move to Power BIThe 60 dashboards managers use

IBM Cognos Analytics services, from support to migration Whatever you decide about Cognos, the reports people rely on keep working

Review your Cognos reportsWhich reports people open, which are copies, and which to keep.
Upgrade and configure CognosMove to the current Cognos Analytics release, on premises or in the cloud.
Develop reports and modelsFramework Manager models, data modules, reports and dashboards.
Integrate your dataCognos connected to your warehouse, ERP and the sources it reports on.
Migrate to Power BIMove the reports managers use, and run both until the numbers match.

How our Cognos BI services work Five steps, from your requirements to reports your teams keep using

  1. Week 1Gather requirementsWe read the Cognos audit logs and talk to the people who use the reports.
  2. Week 2Decide the routeUpgrade Cognos, move to another tool, or a mix, report by report.
  3. Weeks 3 to 6Integrate the dataSources connected and models rebuilt or cleaned up.
  4. Weeks 6 to 10Build the warehouse layerThe architecture under the reports, so every tool reads the same numbers.
  5. LaunchOnboard and documentTraining, and a definition for every measure the reports use.

When to keep IBM Cognos, and when to move Many companies do both, report by report

Keep and upgrade Cognos when

  • Pixel-perfect statements and regulatory reports run on it
  • Your teams know it well and the reports are trusted
  • You run on IBM, with Db2 or Planning Analytics alongside

Move off Cognos when

  • Most people already export Cognos data to Excel or Power BI
  • You pay for Cognos and Microsoft 365 and use one of them for reports
  • The people who built your Cognos models have left

Our IBM Cognos consulting services in detail What each service covers, and what you have when it's done

Cognos consulting and report review

Long-running Cognos installs collect thousands of reports, many copied once and never opened again. We read the audit logs, count what's used, and group the near-copies, so you decide on the reports that matter instead of all of them.

Cognos configuration and upgrades

We upgrade older Cognos versions to the current Cognos Analytics release, on your servers or in the cloud. We configure security, single sign-on, the content store and the dispatchers, and test every report that's kept before the switch.

Cognos development and implementation

Our Cognos developers build Framework Manager packages and data modules, reports, dashboards and stories in Cognos Analytics, and scheduled bursts that email each branch its own report.

  • Framework Manager models and data modules
  • List, crosstab and pixel-perfect reports
  • Dashboards, stories and scheduled bursting

Cognos data integration

Cognos is only as good as the data under it. We connect it to your warehouse, Db2, Oracle, SQL Server and ERP, and fix the joins and filters that make two reports disagree.

Cognos migration to Power BI or Tableau

When you move off Cognos, we move the reports people use, rebuild each model once in the new tool, and run old and new side by side until the figures match. Statements that need pixel-perfect layout move to Power BI paginated reports.

The reports nobody opened are archived, not moved, so the new tool starts clean.

Questions about IBM Cognos consulting What buyers ask us about Cognos

Do Cognos consultants offer ad-hoc support?

Yes. We help with troubleshooting, a broken report, a slow model, an upgrade, or a new report, as and when you need it, as well as on a monthly support contract.

Can I hire Cognos developers to augment my BI team?

Yes. Our Cognos developers can join your team to build, change and maintain reports and models, for a project or for as long as you need them.

Can I use Cognos to build a custom BI solution?

Yes. Cognos Analytics supports custom models, reports, dashboards and embedded reporting, on premises or in the cloud, with security by role and by row.

How much do Cognos consulting services cost?

It depends on the number of reports, the data sources, and whether you upgrade, migrate or both. A short review of your Cognos audit logs gives us enough to quote.

How long does it take for a Cognos dashboard to go live?

On a clean, modeled data source, days to a couple of weeks. When the data needs modeling first, longer, and the modeling is usually most of the work.

Should we migrate from Cognos to Power BI?

Often for dashboards, and not always for statements and regulatory reports. Many companies keep a small Cognos install for those and move everyday reporting to Power BI.

Bring your Cognos audit log

We'll show you which reports people use, and what we'd keep, upgrade or move.