Cognos 8 BI Powerplay Studio

What functionality does the PowerPlay Studio in IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay have in common with Analysis Studio? How are they different?

An IBM Cognos PowerPlay user may wonder if Analysis Studio is the same as the IBM Cognos PowerPlay Series 7 web functionality. Analysis Studio provides deep comparative analysis, which IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay Studio does not offer. The PowerPlay Studio in IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay offers a rich exploration experience.

One of the biggest differences between Analysis Studio and the PowerPlay Studio in IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay is that Analysis Studio enables analysis of information independent of where your data is stored. This means that you can analyze and report against online analytical processing (OLAP) dimensionally-aware relational sources.  IBM Cognos PowerPlay users who are familiar with IBM Cognos PowerPlay web functionality and exploration capabilities, and who expect the same functionality and exploration capabilities in Cognos 8, should consider moving to IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay.

IBM Cognos PowerPlay users, who perform analysis, or deep comparative analysis, use unbalanced hierarchies, or use large data sets will find that Analysis Studio is well suited for their business needs. Consider migrating any IBM Cognos PowerPlay Series 7 applications that would benefit from this functionality to Analysis Studio when the time is right for your business.

 

 

What version of IBM Cognos PowerPlay do customers have to be on to migrate to IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay?

Customers must be running IBM Cognos PowerPlay Series 7 version 4 in order to migrate to IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay.

 

What, if any, new functionality is gained when moving to the PowerPlay Studio in IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay from IBM Cognos PowerPlay Series 7?

IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay users have the advantage of access to additional capabilities in IBM Cognos 8 BI such as the Professional report authoring mode in Report Studio, richer drill-through capabilities, and scheduling and event management capabilities in the Cognos 8 platform.

Administrators will be able to manage IBM Cognos PowerPlay services, cubes, and report settings from within the Cognos 8 zero-footprint administration console. In addition, administrators will be able to take advantage of all of Cognos 8 administration, lowering maintenance costs, and accessing the Cognos 8 infrastructure for scalability and performance.

When used in conjunction with cubes created in Transformer 8, IBM Cognos 8 BI PowerPlay can also leverage the security from a Cognos 8 namespace, as an additional alternative to an IBM Cognos PowerPlay Series 7 namespace.  

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