{"product_id":"cognos-8-bi-for-consumers-9780979692000","title":"Cognos 8 Bi for Consumers","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Juan A. Padilla\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Technology Partners Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Technology Partners Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Data Science - Data Warehousing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to leading analysts, Business Intelligence (BI) has been a top priority for worldwide organizations within the past five years, and it will continue to be a priority in the near future. With a global user base of millions, Cognos is known as a leading provider of Business Intelligence tools. Cognos' latest release is Cognos 8 BI, a powerful suite of modules that share one common infrastructure for the creation, management and deployment of queries, reports, analyses, scorecards, dashboards and alerts--all designed to support an organization's Business Intelligence objectives. As a consultant with over 10 years of Cognos BI experience, Juan A. Padilla is an expert in helping organizations develop and implement Business Intelligence solutions. As the first in a series of books on Cognos products, with Cognos 8 BI for Consumers, Padilla provides a step-by-step introductory guide for the key component of the Cognos infrastructure: Cognos Connection. This book walks the reader through the fundamentals of Cognos Connection, the powerful web portal that is the foundation for all users of Cognos 8 BI, from end users to administrators. The guide relies heavily on screen images that demonstrate product workflow and available features; even readers who do not have \"live\" access to Cognos software can learn about it! This guide has been designed for: - companies evaluating Cognos as a potential BI solution and need to know the capabilities before purchasing; - those planning to use Cognos products professionally, e.g. job-seekers or consultants; - organizations using previous versions of Cognos who need to evaluate the latest version before upgrading or migrating; and - novice \"hands-on\" users of Cognos, for whom this guide will be an \"anytime, anywhere\" tutorial and reference source. In this book, you will discover: - how Cognos Connection functions; - how to work with reports, including scheduling, setting parameters and changing formats; - how to customize the look and feel of the interface to your preferences; - a simulation of Cognos' security features; and - report samples that show the powerful reporting capabilities of Cognos 8 BI.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Technology Partners Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45410169651351,"sku":"9780979692000","price":1602.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780979692000.webp?v=1767312584","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cognos-8-bi-for-consumers-9780979692000","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}