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Affordable Analytics & Planning IBM Cognos Express
1. Affordable Analytics & Planning
IBM Cognos Express
www.senturus.com
Helping Companies Learn From the Past, Manage the
1 Present and Shape the Future
2. This slide deck is part of a recorded webinar.
To view the FREE recording of this entire
presentation and download the slide deck, go to
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The Senturus library has 50 other recorded webinars on assorted Cognos
and BI topics which may interest you.
Go to the recorded resources
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3. Agenda
โข Welcome and Introduction
โข Beyond Spreadsheets
โข IBM Cognos Express Demonstration
โข Additional Resources
โข Q&A
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4. Presenters Today
Jim Frazier Brad Greene Ivan Aguilera
Senturus Senturus IBM
Vice President, Sales Sr. Consultant NA Channel BI
Enablement Specialist
Business Analytics
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5. Who is Senturus ?
โข Consulting firm specializing in Corporate Performance
Management
โ Business Intelligence
โ Tools of the Office of Finance
โข Enterprise planning & budgeting
โข Consolidate, close, report and file (CCRF)
โ San Francisco Business Times Hall of Fame -- Four
consecutive years in Fast 100 list of fastest-growing
private companies in the Bay Area
โข Experience
โ 13-year focus on performance management
โ More than 1,200 projects for 650+ clients
โข People
โ Business depth combined with technical expertise.
Former CFOs, CIOs, Controllers, Directors...
โ DBAs with MBAs
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7. This slide deck is part of a recorded webinar.
To view the FREE recording of this entire
presentation and download the slide deck, go to
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The Senturus library has 50 other recorded webinars on assorted Cognos
and BI topics which may interest you.
Go to the recorded resources
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8. Beyond Spreadsheets: Actionable Insight
Information
Information-driven and accountable culture
through Dashboards and Reports
Action
Align resources with
decisions through
Planning
Insight
Early identification of
opportunities and issues
through Analysis
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9. Whatโs Good About Spreadsheets
โข Ease of use
โข Desktop integration with existing tools
โข Accepts data input and complex calculations
โข Some database/data source connectivity but varies
โข No need for IT resources
โข Will allow off line use
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10. What are the challenges with Spreadsheets
โข Limited security and work flow
โข Difficult to audit and validate
โข Can be awkward to share and distribute
โข Changes in business rules and structure result in
significant rework and possible error
โข Better at โsnapshotsโ
โข Not easy to integrate with
multiple data sources
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11. Cognos Express โ Best of Both!
The only integrated Reporting, Analysis and
Planning solution purpose built for midsize
companies
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12. Cognos Express
โข Easy to Use spreadsheet like
interface, more accurate
consolidations
โข Centrally managed business
rules and calculations
โข Centrally managed
dimensions and hierarchies
โข Integrated Planning,
budgeting and forecasting
โข Reporting and Charting
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13. Cognos Express in Detail
Standard
Cognos
Insight
Single Version of the Truth Reports
Vendor Data
Planning
Data Repository
Self-service Reporting
& Analysis
Source Systems of Record
Web Portal
Slicing &
Data Integration
Dicing
Models
ERP Data
Dashboards
Authoring
CRM Data
Modeling
Mobile Reports
Integrated Security
Other Sources
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14. Why Cognos Express?
Easy to Install
Pre-configured solution includes
everything required for simple deployment
and management
Easy to Use
Self-service access empowers business
users and removes the burden from IT
Easy to Buy
Packaged and priced rightโฆ Start small,
start anywhere, deliver immediate value,
and grow
The only midmarket product that delivers integrated
Reporting, Analysis and Planning
๏ผ Purpose-built for midsize companies
๏ผ Prepackaged โ everything you need in the box
๏ผ Modular with complete growth path
๏ผ Empowers all users with self-service
๏ผ Easy to install, use and buy!
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15. This slide deck is part of a recorded webinar.
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presentation and download the slide deck, go to
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and BI topics which may interest you.
Go to the recorded resources
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16. Demonstration
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Helping Companies Learn From the Past, Manage the
16 Present and Shape the Future
18. Additional Resources
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Helping Companies Learn From the Past, Manage the
18 Present and Shape the Future
19. Analytics Zone
โข IBM Cognos Insight Personal Edition
โ Free
โ Click here to go to Analytics Zone site
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The Senturus library has 50 other recorded webinars on assorted Cognos
and BI topics which may interest you.
Go to the recorded resources
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21. Senturus, Inc
www.senturus.com
sales@senturus.com
888-601-6010
Helping Companies Learn From the Past, Manage the
21 Present and Shape the Future