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IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson

7.5 /10

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What is IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson?

IBM Cognos Analytics offers smarter, self-service capabilities so you can quickly and confidently identify and act on insight. The engaging experience empowers business users to create and personalize dashboards and reports on their own - while providing IT with a proven and scalable solution that is available on-premises or in the cloud.

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Awards & Recognition

IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson won the following awards in the Business Intelligence & Analytics – Enterprise category

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2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson Ratings

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85 Likeliness to Recommend

86 Plan to Renew

6
Since last award

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

6
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+79 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson?

5% Negative

6% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Continually Improving Product
Includes Product Enhancements
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 77

Advanced Analytics and Data Science

Dashboard

Real-Time Visualization

BI Platform Administration

Data Exploration and Visualization

Operational Reporting Capabilities

BI Security

Data Modelling Tools

Spatial Analysis

Metadata Management

Collaboration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 75

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson Reviews

Priyabrat M.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Dec 2023

one of the Very strong and powerful BI tools

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson from other similar products?

IBM cognos analytics is more powerful tool compared to traditional IBM analytics, I loved to work the dashboard features and Predictive analytics.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

security , easy to share end user with minimum

What do you dislike most about this product?

performance while huge data frame

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

i always recommend to business to use IBM analytics data is highly securey

Pros

Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation
Respectful

Proby P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

Very pricey but had a lot of feature sets.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson from other similar products?

Great BI tools, Visualizations and dashboarding

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Rich data models, multitude of data sources and connectors, great visualizations and day-to-day operations

What do you dislike most about this product?

Highly customizable, must be a SQL master to fully extract the value out of this product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Know SQL well, know your data models Well, play with the dashboarding and customization at every level (individual contributors, managers, Executives.)

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Includes Product Enhancements
Appreciates Incumbent Status
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Effective Service
Less Respectful
Vendor Friendly Policies

Michael H.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

Great large dataset integration to manipulate data

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson from other similar products?

Large data set pulls to integrate between teams in real time.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ability to work with large data sets.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Good for large data integration between multiple teams

Pros

Respectful
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Efficient Service

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Awards & Recognition

IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

86 Plan to Renew

6 Since last award

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

6 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+79 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Advanced Analytics and Data Science Techniques including predictive, data and text mining, machine learning, forecasting, what-if analysis, sentiment analysis etc.

Dashboard Includes alerts and notifications, KPIs, visual analytics, and interactive features.

Real-Time Visualization Ability to analyze and visualize data as soon as it becomes available via data-streaming pipelines.

BI Platform Administration Centralized console to manage BI portal administration. Management metrics and reports on usage, resource utilization, security, and other activities.

Data Exploration and Visualization Ability to visually manipulate, interact with, and explore data, and perform basic descriptive statistics and pattern detection.

Operational Reporting Capabilities Real-time detailed reporting to support operational business processes.

BI Security Data access control management, including access permissions management, user authentication and enforcement of access permissions via technology.

Data Modelling Tools Includes ability to model complex relationships between internal application sources and other parties.

Spatial Analysis Ability to natively visualize and analyze spatial data out of the box tied to postcode, zipcode or spacial co-ordinates.

Metadata Management A metadata layer makes reporting easy and eliminates the need for coding and SQL, allowing users to see and access information in simple business language.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson Reviews

Priyabrat M.

one of the Very strong and powerful BI tools

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Proby P.

Very pricey but had a lot of feature sets.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Michael H.

Great large dataset integration to manipulate data

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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6
Since last award

6
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Advanced Analytics and Data Science

Dashboard

Real-Time Visualization

BI Platform Administration

Data Exploration and Visualization

Operational Reporting Capabilities

BI Security

Data Modelling Tools

Spatial Analysis

Metadata Management

Collaboration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation