Cognos Series 7 to IBM Cognos 8 BI products comparison
The table below shows the comparison of Cognos 7 and Cognos 8 BI tools and applications. The conclusion is simple: Cognos 8 is a completely different product than Cognos 7.
Products comparison: Cognos Series 7 to IBM Cognos 8 BI
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Cognos series 7
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IBM Cognos 8 BI
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Comments
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Cognos PowerPlay
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BI Mobile Analysis (PowerPlay)
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Desktop Query and Analysis tool
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Cognos PowerPlay Web
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Analysis Studio
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Web-based multidimensional analysis
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PowerPlay Excel
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IBM Cognos 8 BI Analysis for Microsoft Excel
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MS Office / Spredsheet integration
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Impromptu
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ReportNet (Report Studio + Query Studio)
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Reporting
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Cognos WebPortal
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Cognos Connection
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Web Portal
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Visualizer
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GO! Dashboard / Report Studio
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Visual dashboards
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DecisionStream
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Data Manager
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ETL & Data integraion tool
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PowerPlay Transformer / Impromptu Administrator
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Framework Manager
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Modeling framework
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Metrics Manager
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Metrics Studio
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Scorecarding
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Notice cast
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Event Studio
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Business activity monitoring
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Planning
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Planning
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Planning, budgeting, forecasting
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For more details regarding Cognos 7 and Cognos 8 products please refer to the following articles:
PowerPlay and Analysis Studio comparison
Migration from Cognos 7 to Cognos 8 BI
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