Analysis is a key capability within Cognos 8 Business Intelligence, a single product that provides complete BI capabilities on a proven architecture.
Cognos 8 BI Analysis for Microsoft Excel provides a way to explore and analyze trusted, secure, multidimensional information from Cognos 8 BI and other data sources in a familiar Microsoft Excel workspace.
Built for use with existing versions of Microsoft Excel, Cognos 8 BI Analysis for Microsoft Excel extends Cognos' support for Microsoft Office, and joins solutions already in place for Cognos Controller and Cognos Planning – two important data sources for Cognos 8 BI. As a result, it provides the ability to perform ad-hoc analysis of planning and financial data, and to combine this information with other trusted data sources.
Cognos 8 BI Analysis for Microsoft Excel augments Cognos 8 Go! Office, which allows users to view and consume existing BI content in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel. With Cognos 8 BI Analysis for Microsoft Excel, analysts can develop new BI content in Excel through exploration and analysis.
The results of exploration can be used as the basis for a broader distribution of information within Cognos 8 BI's other proven reporting and analysis capabilities.
Easy to use
Seamless integration with Excel for a managed view of information in a single interface.
Self-service, so that business does not depend on IT.
Complete
Leverage all Excel features, including formulas and calculations.
Include data from heterogeneous sources, including planning, consolidation, and dimensionally modeled relational data.
Flexible and reliable
Reuse results in other worksheets and other parts of Cognos 8 BI.
Real-time connection to BI data and automatic refresh for accuracy and reliability.
Data from the trusted Cognos 8 BI foundation ensures consistency, transparency, and compliance.
Access to BI for more users
Extends the use of Cognos 8 BI data to a new and familiar working environment.
Encourages user adoption and standardization of business intelligence throughout the enterprise.
Benefits for IT
Leverages the single security framework and proven Web-services based services-oriented architecture of Cognos 8 BI.
No proprietary data limitations.
Fewer applications and solutions to maintain