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 scorecardsAndnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;

• Assign user roles and privileges Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;

• 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 ManagerAndnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;Andnbsp;

• Implement sound security measures

• Take advantage of the management tools in Cognos Administration to ensure maximum reliability and availability

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 9 Ratings

This book will not "guide" you to become a good Cognos developer - 2009-06-29
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I cannot say I have read this book completely, but I am currently trying to learn how to use Cognos 8.4 and as I work with the product I find myself turning to this book to clarify something or teach me something. Each time, I come up empty.

This books appears to have only the most high level information, it goes into no detail whatsoever. It spends only a page or two on some very big topics.

There seems to be a lack of Cognos BI books out there, but trust me, this book is not going to help you all that much. If you want a very high-level overview of some of the Cognos features, without going into too much detail on how to really work with the tool, and if your company is paying for the book, then by all means pick this up. Otherwise, steer clear of this book, it's useless for in-depth details on how to use Cognos 8.4 BI.

Some Samples Don't Work - 2009-02-27
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Like an idiot, I spent $75 on this book (Barns and Noble). I would have got a better deal on Amazon here going thru one of the used book dealers. Please don't buy this book new like I did - you'll be wasting your money. They call this book the official guide and I'm really surprised they did that. I had problems with several of the examples as they seemed to have left out important information. Specifically the examples on pages 277, 259 and 329. Those pages deal with placing totals on subgroups when using a union query, editing a query on a singleton and inserting hierarchies into reports. Another important example they should have included is using a drill through to details on the same report. On some of these examples, you are better off using the "Try it yourself" sections in the Cognos help file. Some of the book's sections are really good like Framework Manager. To make matters worse, they have no online reference for the corrections like Wrox publications does. Overall, shame on McGraw Hill for putting their name on such a rag of a book!

Good Product - 2008-12-08
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While I have not read this book completely. It is a good book for those who want more insight in Report Studio, Framework Manager, Analysis Studio and etc. However, this book is not a good resource for Cognos Administrators. Administrators should stick to the Cognos documentation and resources.

A massive help guide! - 2009-01-06
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Having been a user of Cognos products back to Impromptu version 4, this is the first comprehensive guide/manual that delivers what it promises!
Well worth the price!

Where's my book? - 2009-07-18
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I would love to review the book, but I am still waiting for my copy. I ordered a copy from Amazon.com on June 24th with an SLA end date of July 10th. Today, July 18th, I am still waiting for my copy. No communication from either the seller or Amazon.com.

The book is a must for my business. We are upgrading to Cognos 8 and I need the book for reference.

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