Introducing The Ironside Group October Newsletter

We at Ironside believe that via communication and knowledge sharing, we can increase the efficiency and productivity of our customers and partners.

As you likely know, Ironside is a Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse consulting firm focused on helping our customers and partners leverage their data and their tools to deliver powerful business value. Our hope is that we can foster the building of a stronger community of informed professionals. The end goal is to enable more successful projects and programs, in the areas of BI and DW. We believe Information Management is an important component in leading our companies out of the recent downturn.

Ironside Group Announces Support for Mid-Market Business Analytics Solution

The Ironside Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of sales, consulting and training for IBM Cognos Express, an all-in-one business intelligence and planning solution purpose-built and priced for the mid-market. With IBM Cognos Express, released on September 14, 2009, the power of business analytics is now within the reach of organizations that once… Read More »

TM1 – The Mystery Unveiled

Just about two years ago, before Cognos was acquired by IBM, Cognos did some acquiring of its own. Cognos purchased Applix and its flagship product, TM1. With the subsequent news regarding Cognos’ acquisition, TM1 and its integration into the Cognos suite of products became a minor press release. That’s about to change.

IBM Introduces Cognos Express

IBM formally introduced a brand new Business Intelligence product specifically designed to meet the unique challenges facing small and mid-sized businesses. Nimble and entrepreneurial businesses such as these need simple, cost effective and easy-to-use, yet robust BI tools to align with their organizations strategic goals. Cognos Express offers a complete package of the most common… Read More »

How to Enhance Text Box Prompts in IBM Cognos 8 with On-The-Fly Validation

One of the issues with using text box prompts is the possibility of receiving incorrect, misspelled, or non-existent entries. This allows the report to run and return unexpected data. Recognizing this, a user would have to return to the prompt page to re-enter values into the text box prompt. Wouldn’t it be nice if there… Read More »