Have you finished your holiday shopping? Or maybe you’re like me and haven’t even started. Here is your chance to skip the crazy Black Friday lines and Cyber Monday carts by gifting your business, team, or startup with a gift that truly keeps on giving – IBM Cognos Analytics.
Have a data lover on your list? Or maybe you've got someone who needs a little data organization and AI exploration to spark joy...
Tag: Business Intelligence

November 29, 2021
Give the Gift of Insights this Holiday Season...
by Colin Quinn

November 8, 2021
Comprehensive Guide: Cognos Enterprise vs Cognos Express
by Colin Quinn
Cognos Enterprise v.s. Cognos Express
Did you know that IBM has two offerings for organizations looking for a complete Business Intelligence and Planning solution? The first and more well-known is IBM Enterprise and the other is the lesser-known and more cost-effective IBM Express.
Like many companies emerging from the pandemic, you are probably reevaluating your organization's spending and searching for...

September 23, 2021
Everything That's New in Cognos 11.2
by Colin Quinn
The latest version of Cognos 11.2 has been launched, and a lot has changed. The UI has been redesigned and it is the most obvious and biggest difference. Other notable changes include improved navigation, mobile app access, a significant enhancement to dashboard performance, and new data visualizations.
There’s a lot to discover, so we’ll just go over a few of our favorites. To learn more about "What's...

September 9, 2021
Our Top 5 Pain Points to Avoid When Upgrading your IBM Cognos and/or Planning Analytics system
by Colin Quinn
IBM Cognos and Planning Analytics Upgrades
IBM has done a great job pushing out updates for both Cognos Analytics and Planning Analytics with Watson. Updates are important, often providing new features, enhanced security, and bug fixes as well as other improvements. IBM Cognos upgrades do come with a potential challenge – Keeping up! Customers should perform an IBM Cognos and/or Planning Analytics upgrade at...

April 20, 2021
What is a data warehouse, why do I need one, and what are the benefits?
by Colin Quinn
As any good builder knows, having the right tool for the job is invaluable. Just ask someone who’s used a screwdriver to assemble a certain Swedish companies’ furniture how much they would pay for a power drill.
Hint – It's everything, and the same notion holds true for working with data.
Today, companies want to dive into buzzword-heavy data projects like machine learning, artificial intelligence...

September 17, 2020
Eight reasons to "upgrade" to Costpoint 8 today!
by Colin Quinn
Discover how Costpoint 8 not only delivers a modern update on the most trusted platform by Government Contractors but also extends the capabilities that customers need to keep a competitive edge.
March 3, 2020
Why you should upgrade to IBM Cognos Analytics (11)
by Colin Quinn
With businesses generating more data than ever before, organizations need to invest in business intelligence (BI) capabilities to help generate greater insights from their data, drive better business decisions, and identify new opportunities.
IBM Cognos Analytics is a self-service analytics platform that integrates cognitive computing technology, with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)...
April 24, 2019
Top 3 Analytics Pain Points and the Answers
by Colin Quinn
Like kids complaining about how spring break is too short, data analysts always seem to be talking about pain points.
Unlike too short of a break from school, however, the kind of pain points analysts typically encounter can be a little more complicated.
In this post, we’ll be diving into the world of customer pain points – specifically, three pain points, what they are, and how you can position your...
August 29, 2018
Top 3 Reasons Why You Can’t Afford to Miss Deltek Insight 2018
by Colin Quinn
Deltek Insight is the largest global conference for project-focused professionals. Kinetek is a proud Platinum sponsor of Deltek Insight 2018 in Dallas, TX. Join us November 5th – 8th for three days of peer networking, incredible sessions, and exciting entertainment.
Register for Deltek Insight 2018 and save $100 off of your registration using promo code KINETEK. Available for the first 15 users only -...
August 6, 2018
Top 10 Reasons to upgrade to Cognos Analytics (Cognos 11)
by Colin Quinn
Thoughts?
IBM Cognos(11) Analytics was released at the end of 2015 and offered the same functionality available in Cognos 10, but with a new and improved user interface that is both modern in look and feel and easier to navigate. This new user interface has a greater focus on providing a better user experience while promoting self-service and still delivering the Business Intelligence capabilities we all...
May 14, 2018
The 5 BIG Benefits of IBM Cognos Analytics for Dashboards
by Colin Quinn
In today’s data-driven business environment you need the ability to recognize and seize opportunities in real-time. Your team's need to stay agile and focused - ready to rapidly engage and adjust your business strategies to reach your goals. To be successful, your teams need to be connected and have collaborative access to valuable corporate data, metrics, and information. The only way to get ALL the things...
February 20, 2018
IBM Cognos Analytics Builds Upon Core Strengths
by Colin Quinn
IBM Cognos Analytics provides unsurpassed security and governance at every level, including data and reports, the dashboards, as well as the information that is distributed on a daily or weekly basis. Even though IBM Cognos Analytics opens doors to a breadth of company data, tight controls are in place that can govern who has access to what. For any number of reasons, departments throughout the enterprise might...