Better decision making with collaboration solution
Simon NgSenior IT SpecialistIBM, Business Analytic
Adaptability Delivers Competitive Edge
• Change business model
• Align resources quickly
• Capitalize on new opportunities
Insight to make smart decisions and take action
InformationInformation-driven and accountable culture through Dashboards and Reports
InsightEarly identification of opportunities and issues through Analysis
ActionAlign resources with decisions through Planning
Warehouses (Relational & OLAP)
Transaction Systems
Flat, Legacy or Modern
ExternalSources
How are we doing? Why?What should we be doing?
Many Organizations are wasting valuable talent
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How are we doing? Why?What should we be doing?
Scorecarding& Dashboarding
Reporting& Analysis
Planning, Budgeting& Forecasting
Warehouses (Relational & OLAP)
Transaction Systems
Flat, Legacy or Modern
ExternalSources
Single View of DataSingle View of Data
REPORTING & DASHBOARDING ANALYSIS EVENT MANAGEMENT SCORECARDING
Access to Any Data Source• All capabilities against any combination of data sources (OLAP or relational);
removes barriers to usage• Hides complexity from users and ensures consistency, integrity and accuracy
of information
ETL Tools – Data Mart Building
Data Assets
Flat-file Data
Relational Data
ERP Data
Data Staging AreaAdhoc Query
Notification
Analysis
Managed Reporting
Score Carding
BI D
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Data Manager
Finance
Sales
Human Resources
Conformed Data Marts
Management
Aggregation
Transformation
Integration
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Broad Range of BI CapabilitiesReporting
Provides full breadth of report typesDelivers consistent information across all types of report outputCan be personalized and targetedEnables collaboration across users, communities and with ITProvides access via email, portal, MS-Office, search and mobile devices etc
Analysis
Provides guided exploration across multiple dimensions of informationPerforms complex analysis and scenario modeling easily and quickly Gets to the “why” behind trends to reveal symptoms and causesMoves from summary level to detail levels of information effortlessly
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Broad Range of BI CapabilitiesDashboards
Provides at-a-glance, high impact views of complex information
Helps quick focus on issues that need attention and action
Are highly visual and intuitive
Combines information across disparate sources
Scorecards
Provides instant measurement relative to targets and benchmarks
Aligns decisions and tactics with strategic initiatives
Supports scorecarding methodologies
Ensures ownership and accountability
Where would you like to use your BI?
…within BPM solutions?
…as a gadget on the desktop?
…with other visualizations?
…within other applications?
IBM Cognos 8 Mashup Service provides new ways IBM Cognos 8 Mashup Service provides new ways to extend BIto extend BI
IBM Cognos 8 MashupService
Mashup:Mashup:A lightweight web application A lightweight web application
created by combining created by combining existing information or existing information or
capabilities from more than capabilities from more than one existing sourceone existing source
But what is a Mashup?But what is a Mashup?
When Lotus meets Cognos
Thank You