IBM Cognos Express is the first and only integrated business intelligence (BI) and planning solution purpose-built to meet the needs of midsize companies.
It delivers the essential reporting, analysis, dashboard, scorecard, planning, budgeting and forecasting capabilities that midsize companies need at a price they can afford.
Everything is included in a pre-configured solution that is easy to install, easy to use and easy to buy. Modules include:
- Cognos Express Reporter - Self-service reporting and ad hoc query
- Cognos Express Advisor - Freeform analysis and visualization
- Cognos Express Xcelerator - Microsoft Excel-based planning and business analysis
- Cognos Express Planner - for planning, budgeting and forecasting
IBM Cognos Express is built on the powerful TM1 engine, that enables:
- Read/write at "speed of thought" for Planning and Budgeting What-if scenario modeling for Forecasting
- In-memory multi-dimensional cubes for Analysis and Reporting
- Centrally managed business hierarchies, rules, calculations
- Simplified data extraction & transformation
- Familiar Excel interfaces that leverage Excel functionality and skills