IBM Cognos 8 architecture

IBM Cognos 8 Performance Management platform is built on the open service-oriented (SOA) IBM Cognos 8 web architecture. This architecture ensures the quick launch and perfect scalability of the platform; and guarantees the compatibility with both IBM solutions (e.g. IBM Information Server) and almost with any other application used by the company.

All IBM Cognos 8 Performance Management components are fully inter-integrated. Such high level of integration brings the following benefits:

• centralized administration;
• single security means;
• singly metadata model;
• single user portal;
• unified interface.

The system user can immediately use the results of financial consolidation planning for business analysis purposes; or he can link any efficiency indicator with any report.

The majority of implementation tasks and the utilization of any IBM Cogons 8 Performance Management component, including creation of complex parametrical reports or modification of planning or consolidation models is solved without programming. This, as well as the open architecture of IBM Cognos 8 together with the high integration level of its components ensures the simplicity of implementation and user acquaintance with the system.

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