Category Archives: Business Analytics

Designing Cognos Insight

One of the most powerful parts of Cognos Insight is the ability to add different themes to your workspace.  This can cause your widgets to pop out a little more, and give a little more color.  Sometimes we want a … Continue reading

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How to Work With Dates in Cognos Insight

Dealing with dates in Cognos can sometimes be a daunting task.  Dates should be straightforward, but sometimes they take extra work to get what you want.  Your data is designed to list the date of the transaction, but maybe you … Continue reading

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Raising the Bar with Mobile BI

(Enjoy a sneak peak of some dashboard screenshots as you read) In recent years, mobile device sales have outshined those of personal computers. One survey reported that 95 percent of employees purchased a mobile device with the intent to use … Continue reading

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Big Data, What is it Exactly? Datamensional’s Take

Joseph A. di Paolantonio Benjamin B. Goewey Much of the current hype in Data Management & Analytics today is around the concept of Big Data, and Hadoop is at the center of the hype storm. The other two hot areas … Continue reading

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