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IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio Advanced Public Training Course

July 26, 2010 By

Report Studio Advanced, the latest public class offering from the Ironside Group, is now available. If you are looking to improve your report writing skills with advanced techniques and tips and tricks to further enhance, customize and manage your report offerings then this course is for you. Courses are facilitated by our own veteran consultants… Read More »

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IBM IOD / Cognos Forum Las Vegas October 24-28 Discount Registration

July 26, 2010 By

The IBM Cognos Forum and IBM Information On Demand 2010 will be jointly held this year in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 24-28. Through our Premier Partnership with IBM, the Ironside Group is able to offer an amazing discount: $400 off each IBM IOD / Business Analytics Forum registration. Simply enter the Ironside Promotion Code… Read More »

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Best Practices in Cognos 8 Framework Manager Model Design

July 8, 2010 By

For those starting out with Cognos 8, or even those who have worked with it for quite a while, Framework Manager model design can seem like a daunting or even overwhelming task. With so many options available, it can be hard to know what to consider during design, and how to promote stability and sustainability.… Read More »

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IBM Cognos Express: Addressing the Business Intelligence Needs of Mid-Size Companies

July 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

During 2009, IBM Cognos introduced Cognos Express, its “one-stop BI and planning solution purpose-built to meet the needs of midsize companies”. While large organizations have been implementing Business Intelligence solutions for years, mid-size organizations were often left in a quandary wondering whether to spend time and money on a solution that did not necessarily fit… Read More »

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Designing Effective IBM Cognos Report Studio Templates

July 8, 2010 By 2 Comments

In the past we’ve discussed the benefits of changing the default skins within your organizations different IBM Cognos environments, and we’ve also tackled the use of Layout Component References to help centralize and simplify repetitive report design tasks which can be otherwise time consuming. Now we will combine these concepts along with some new techniques… Read More »

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