1. COGNOS ANALYTICS
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Public Folders Team Content
My Folders My Content
Things to Build
Dashboards
ReportsData Modules/
Data Cubes
Studio / Tools
Data Modeling FeaturesNaming changes
• Intuitive interface lets all users quickly author content
• Dashboards created using drag and drop on mobile device or
desktop
• Best visualizations automatically recommended
• Templates and styles let you format reports instantly
• On demand menus for access to full capabilities over a clean
workspace
• Single interface to create ad hoc reports, frees up IT
•Intuitive/ Immersive User Experience
•Users Direct Data Preparation
Self-Service Analytics
•Business IT CollaborationData Governance
•Operationalizing BI & Analytics
•Focus on Analytics & Discovery
Smarter & more
Embeddable Analytics
• A complete web-based experience
• Easy upload of personal/external data
• Report directly off a data source
• Easy Data Cube creation
• Data models can be automatically generated based on keywords
Introduction
Reporting & Visualization Features
Sharing Features
Data Integrity Features
• Single solution for both self-service and managed reporting
• Smaller focused data modules are easy to combine or
augment with more data to reveal new shareable insight
• Connecting data and users into a scalable ecosystem lets you
share broadly and effortlessly
• Data protected with layers of permissions and authentication
• Report integrity maintained regardless of range of inputs
across business
• Controls to protect data whether you’re creating one report
for many or many are creating one report
Cognos Analytics offers smarter, self-service
capabilities., empowering users to create and/or
personalize dashboards and reports on their own - while
providing IT with a proven and scalable solution that is
available on premises or on the cloud.
UI Experience Features
• Simple intuitive interface
• Smart search works in context
• Personalized experience
• Scheduling and alerts
• Interactive content available on-line or off-line
Data/Metadata/Query Cognos Analytics
Framework Manager No Change
Models No Change
Packages No Change
Compatible Query Engine( CQE) No Change
Dynamic Query Engine(DQE) No Change
Dynamic Cubes & Cube Designers No Change
PowerPlay and Transformer No Change
Data, Metadata and Query
Studio/Tool Cognos Analytics
 Report Studio
 Cognos Workspace Advanced
 Viewer
Merged Together
Query Studio Hidden by default, announced for deprecation
Analysis Studio Hidden by default, announced for deprecation
Cognos Workspace Hidden by default, announced for deprecation
Event Studio Hidden by default, no plans to enhance
Metric Studio No Change
Cognos for MS Office No Change
Cognos Connection Replaced with new portal

2. Additional Information
Miscellaneous:
• Cognos Analytics is an upgrade to Cognos Business Intelligence (v8, v10)
• All the existing content will be brought forward
• Traditional 10.2.2 studios are available (now called companion Applications)
• No license changes( free to download from Passport Adv for existing customer)
• Existing reports will be upgraded in “non-interactive” mode by default
• Switching to “interactive mode” will remove all JavaScripts and Prompt APIs
Cognos Workspace:
• Still available but opens in new browser tab
• It is announced for deprecation
• Reusable parts are being included in dashboards and reporting
Installation Options:
• Custom: same as previous versions
• Ready to run: Provides a good way to get up and running without any additional configuration or third party softwares
Infrastructure:
• Gateway component is optional, no dependency on web server
• Potential additional load on servers as users interact with content
Schedule and Subscriptions:
• All schedules and jobs are maintained
• Users can now subscribe to reports
• The report will be delivered to their notification center on a schedule

3. Question and Answers from IBM
Q 1. Is there any cost difference between earlier versions and this?
A 1. No, the license roles remain the same.
Q2. How does the installation size differ from previous versions?
A2. It remains similar to previous versions
Q3. Is IE and Firefox compatible with Cognos Analytics?
A3. Yes both are
Q4. Can Cognos Analytics use data from two packages in the same report?
A4. No, just like previous versions
Q5. Are there new in-memory features added to this version?
A5. Yes, the new parquet file storage of personal data is available. It is extremely high performing due to in-memory capability