IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence

Deployment & Architecture — FAQs

Built with modern, service-oriented architecture, IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence integrates with your technology standards today, and can adapt as you evolve. Get more value from your current infrastructure and extend your performance management capabilities for tomorrow.

  1. How does the Cognos 8 platform leverage my infrastructure today and tomorrow?

    • Environment neutral. Leverages existing heterogeneous platforms, security, portal and Web environments. Learn about supported environments.
    • Standards based. Adopts modern technology standards such as SOAP and WSDL and adapts as those change.
    • Location transparent. Deploy any number of services on any server, and make them accessible anywhere.
    • Flexible peer-to-peer services. Flexible distribution options fit your chosen hardware strategy.

  2. How does the Cognos 8 platform help further our performance management capacity?

    • A single open API. IT has full access to all functionality and can deliver quickly on changing needs.
    • Purpose-built services. Purpose-built services assures rapid innovation by Cognos, partners, and customers.
    • Embeddable services. IT can embed functionality into applications, such as BPM and search, to easily extend the solution.

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IBM Cognos 8 BI Demo: Data Modeler Module
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Data Modeler Module of the IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence demo
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IBM Cognos 8 BI Demo: System Administrator Module
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System Administrator Module of the IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence demo.
IBM Cognos 8 BI Demo: BI Professional Module
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IBM Cognos 8 BI Demo: Employee Module
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Employee Module of the IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence demo.
The Right Architecture for Business Intelligence: The Foundation for Effective Enterprise BI
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