I would definitely recommend this to people who want to create effective dashboards and reports. It has user friendly interface.

The AI enabled exploration and dashboard capabilities are easy to use and exceed expectations.

Combined with a proper balance between ease of use and customization when developing and an affordable licensing model, Cognos was a superb choice.

All features are really good ,Its safe and secure way to see your reports ,we can add integrations easily.

Once set up, the end user can easily get into advanced reports and simply navigate as needed to get information in a repeatable manner.

Enterprise offerings are a bit pricey. For SMBs it can be a difficult conversation to justify the costs.

The best thing about this software is that it is a complete package for your BI Solution. The software is good for Standard Reporting as well as Adhoc Reporting.

It has integration with with other IBM products like business intelligence. The excel functionality is great for finances.

Cognos Analytics can be hard to learn how to use. You have to really understand your data first so that you can figure out how to make the tool do what you need it to do.

The cons are summarized in IBM customer support, ist very poor (the resolution time and customer services).

Cognos is a great tool for reporting. The visuals are not awesome but there is a lot of customization you can do for reporting.

I sometimes struggle with coordinating upgrades and running up against other software/products. Some of that though is me.

I struggle with all the information and fields and calculations.

I use it to provide the necessary information to those who require it, and it works more or less like a database, where you can apply SQL language - but in a slightly different format.

IBM provides plentiful whitepapers, redbooks, and other information resources for clients and developers, as well as excellent technical support.

Installation and configuration process is a pain.

It is difficult to make correct associations in this tool, because it is very restricted in relation to the use of the database and the compatibility of the data between them.

Great user interface, better visualization, integration with custom APIs, several ways to interpret the data.

Capabilities of this software is far reaching and varied and it depends on the organisation ability to use it to their advantage.

There are some odd, not intuitive quirks; however, I presume that’s a consequence of an organizations configuration and less about the software.

It has been a solid tool for our company for last so many years. IT meets out current needs in terms of performance and capabilities.

For users who are used to Excel, they might find it difficult to use this tool at the very beginning. The installation and upgrade usually is a pain.

It is a great software depends on the the organisation ability to set up and master its capabilities.

One of the most recommended Software for Dashboarding.

Being a IBM product it pack quality. Great functionalities and features that defeat the competition.

I love working with this tool from IBM. It allows some SQL language, and some configuration features that are very good too.

The UX and UI is beneficial for those who expect a great quality software.

Extremely happy with the company and every employee we interacted with so far. Customer satisfaction is their first priority.

Price was reasonable, less technological expertise needed than for other vendors. Good out-of-the-box functionality and documentation.

Impressive self service BI tool that makes data analysis enjoyable for business users.

Think long and hard about design before you implement. Managing cube build times across a 100M dataset on SiSense is hard enough, let alone if you're trying to build a cube with a bad model.

Sisense is highly engaged in monitoring and supporting their customers needs and success.

Difficult to understand the error messages. You need Sisense Support Team's at all times.

The error message in the elasticube are sometimes a little weird.

Embedding visuals is difficult and they don't always work depending on where you are embedding them.

Ease of use, flexibility, open framework (you get a basic offer which you can customize as you go), backend technology is very powerful.

Ease of use and implementation, functionalities of developing different dashboards and implementing API.

Powerful features like widgets, drilldown, click to focus/filter. Customer support and account management is really good.

The look and feel of the system overall is really nice and pleasant to use. Plugins can add a lot of functionality that isn't included out-of-the-box.

Its installation, visualization, licensing and training were Sisense's strong points.

Excellent product support and active community.

Plugins help further extend capabilities. The ability to integrate in multiple ways was a game-changer for us.

The concept of eCubes is, by far, my favorite allowing a collection of data to be containerized for reporting in any way imaginable. Automated alerts are a newer feature that is becoming very useful.

Although sometimes (1 in 10,000) the cube load fails but that i majorly due to our own infra.

Its visuals are clear, easy to build, interactive and flexible. It can deliver BI and analytics at a fraction of the cost of its competitors.

Ease of use and customer support. The staff has been extremely helpful in supporting our needs to ensure Sisense has successful implementation.

Their documentation and training options have grown a great deal, and the quality and content of those resources has improved significantly.

Ecubes are an awesome way to assemble data models and use them. The permissions are very powerful and granular.

Awesome tool for building a data driven operations. Culturally have been able to build an organisation that starts every discussion with clear data points instead of gut feel estimates.

White-labeling and web integration with SSO: As an OEM, this was a primary ask and Sisense extended great support to help us achieve this.

Sometimes correcting our data errors can be tricky.

Easy to use and the team will help you for setting up with anything.

Easy to use for the most part- you can organize all your data tables however you want them to appear and the dashboard is easy to maneuver and analyze performance.

R engine integrated to a very powerful and innovative technology. Impressive onboarding with sisense team.

I ran into many limitations in building a dashboard phase. For instance there is a problem with the collaboration of filters with each other.

Our clients are very satisfied with our solution, and we are growing fast supported by Sisense.

Having it all delivered over the web has simplified and accelerated our ability to deliver high quality solutions quickly and cost effectively.

The experience with their staff has been superb. If you have an issue or question; just ask.

Great dashboarding tool, very easy and quick to implement.

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Cognos Analytics is an upgrade to Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI). By adding cognitive guidance, a web-based interface and new data visualization features, Cognos Analytics provides self-service analytics to large and midsize organizations across all industries. At the same time, it provides security features, data governance and management features.


With Cognos Analytics, users can process data from multiple sources, query it to find necessary information, create visualizations and reports and share those data throughout the organization. Use of existing Cognos data modules and reports is supported. Cognos Analytics provides quarterly updates and supports deployment on-premises, on the cloud or both. With its mobile integration, users can also create and share reports from a tablet.



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Performance Management

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Data Cleansing

Data Connectors

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Sisense goes beyond traditional business intelligence by providing organizations with the ability to infuse analytics everywhere, embedded in both customer and employee applications and workflows. Sisense customers are breaking through the barriers of analytics adoption by going beyond the dashboard with Sisense Fusion - the highly customizable, AI-driven analytics cloud platform, that infuses intelligence at the right place and the right time, every time.
 
Ranked as the No. 1 Business Intelligence company in terms of customer success, Sisense has also been named one of the Forbes’ Cloud 100, The World’s Best Cloud Companies, five years in a row. 

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