IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide

ISBN-13: 9780071498524 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 700 str.

Dan Volitich

Opis

The Only Authorized Guide to IBM Cognos 8 Business IntelligenceDevelop, deploy, and maintain a complete BI solution across your enterprise. IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide shows you how to take full advantage of the robust service-oriented architecture and simplified role-based user interfaces. Learn how to create, share, and analyze data-rich reports that lead to increased productivity and better business decisions. Featuring real-world insight and expert tips, this is a must-have guide for IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence users of all levels, from administrators to end users.

• Measure and monitor performance using dashboards and scorecards
• Assign user roles and privileges
• Provide complete and consistent access to a broad range of data sources via Cognos Connection
• Use Cognos 8 Go to extend BI to Office applications, mobile devices, and search engines
• Enable business users to create reports with Query Studio
• Develop new insights by exploring data in multiple dimensions and perspectives with Analysis Studio
• Build Dimensional Reports with Report Studio
• Use Event Studio to identify and deliver mission-critical information
• Create, modify, organize, and publish a model from Cognos Framework Manager
• Implement sound security measures
• Take advantage of the management tools in Cognos Administration to ensure maximum reliability and availability