RE: Cognos Reporting Tool

We also have been using Impromptu for years (probably around 1994 or so). We really like it, have dozens of users using it. Even run our own little Impromptu Users Group meetings to share infromation. It's great to have end users more indpendant. We are still using the Client-server version. Have PowerPlay on the shelf, just never have time to get to it. In addition to having a seperate instance (perhaps an additinal machine), I'd recommend having a seperate person per application to support it, if you really want to have it be successful. I really like Cognos as a company, but when I get into a DW project I'd look around, Business Objects and others are out there. Check the TDWI website or conferences for great information. Additionally, Oracle and Microsoft are talking about including Business Intelligence (BI) in their products down the road. Someone like a Cognos might get swallowed up. But that's down the road.

Please feel free to contact me about this in more detail. I love talking about it.

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>On DW project, we have used Cognos Impromptu and
>Powerplay tool in 1998-1999. We used the client-server
>version as Powerplay for the web was a tool bought
>from another company and was not quite integrated with
>the other Cognos products.
>
>The main drawback were that the Powerplay part to
>build the cubes was not scaling when using a multi-cpu
>box. There was no framework to guide the end-users
>with all the cubes we were producing. We had to
>develop one. Beside that, Cognos offer good products.
>
>In 2001-2002, when working at a different client, the
>team selecting the reporting tool for the
>datawarehouse choose Business Objects saying that
>Cognos did not even make it to the short list. The
>runner-up was Brio ....
>
> --- Rodd Holman <roddholman_at_HotPOP.com> a écrit : >
>Good afternoon listers.
>> I just found out that I will be meeting with the
>> sales "dog and pony"
>> folks from Cognos on Tuesday. Have any of you
>> worked with this
>> product? What should I be aware of? What
>> plusses/minuses should I look
>> for? Any suggestions would be welcome.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Rodd Holman
>>
>>
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