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

Also accompanies two bonus documents:
* IBM Cognos SQL Server Installation and Configuration Guide
* IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Certification Guide

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