IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide [Paperback]

Dan Volitich (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071498524 | ISBN-13: 978-0071498524 | Publication Date: May 7, 2008 | Edition: 1

The Only Authorized Guide to IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence

Develop, 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

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About the Author

Dan Volitich is president and owner of John Daniel Associates, a Cognos-exclusive partner serving Fortune and mid-market enterprises in the Business Intelligence market for more than a decade. In recognition of Dan's product expertise, John Daniel is one of 12 companies worldwide to have successfully completed all technical requirements for Cognos Accredited Partner status.

Product Details

• Paperback: 700 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (May 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071498524
• ISBN-13: 978-0071498524
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book will not "guide" you to become a good Cognos developer, June 29, 2009

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David Christopher "dmc" (Bridgewater, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide (Paperback)

I cannot say I have read this book completely, but I am currently trying to learn how to use Cognos 8.4 and as I work with the product I find myself turning to this book to clarify something or teach me something. Each time, I come up empty.

This books appears to have only the most high level information, it goes into no detail whatsoever. It spends only a page or two on some very big topics.

There seems to be a lack of Cognos BI books out there, but trust me, this book is not going to help you all that much. If you want a very high-level overview of some of the Cognos features, without going into too much detail on how to really work with the tool, and if your company is paying for the book, then by all means pick this up. Otherwise, steer clear of this book, it's useless for in-depth details on how to use Cognos 8.4 BI.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence, July 18, 2008

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G. J. Ruppert "GDog" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence : The Official Guide (Kindle Edition)

I found the book to have a ton of useful examples on how to write reports using Cognos and on how to use some of the more complicated features. For example, creating a union in a report and how to use a Master-Detail relationship in a report. There are examples for just about everything.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Use this Book to Learn Cognos 8 If You are a Beginner, December 22, 2009

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Wayne Pollack (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide (Paperback)

If you need a book to learn how to use Cognos 8 or plan to use this book for training, DO NOT use this book. If one is already familiar with Cognos and needs to have a reference book, than this book is okay. If you need to learn Cognos from the ground up, do not waste your money on this book. Find something else or take a training class.