Companies that use IBM Cognos software are able to improve productivity, reduce or avoid headcount, reduce financing costs, and increase profitability.  These benefits are achieved because when employees can rapidly access and analyze data in consistent ways, they are better able to make business changes that both lower costs and increase revenues. 

This video explores how consulting services can help teams and managers rise above day-to-day business to put their application modernization needs into focus. Listen now to learn more about how industry veternas can help you build a roadmap to transform your business. 

Most organizations strive for efficiency because it ties to cost savings and better performance, while helping to anchor competitive advantages. However, improving efficiency requires organizations to continually seek new methods of managing increasingly complex business processes. 

This podcast demonstrates how consulting services can help teams and managers rise above day-to-day business to put their application modernization needs into focus. Listen now to learn more. 

Somewhere between our in-depth consultants’ guides and our short AnalystNotes that discuss specific aspects of IT careers, there is a need for an up-to-dateoverview of IT career structures. This is it. 

Just  what  is  cloud  computing  anyway? This  paper  seeks  to  clarify   the  definition  of  cloud  computing,  identify  how  far  along  users  are  in  terms  of  cloud  deployment,  and  examine  the   role  of  the  network  in  the  cloud  computing  model. 

This brief paper outlines how Cognos FSR automates and streamlines the financial statement reporting (FSR) production process by gathering and connecting information from a variety of sources to construct an application database of all of your data. Learn how to overcome the challenges of scalability, process accuracy, increased workloads and more. 

Read this white paper to find out why 38% of businesses surveyed in 2011 had replaced their ERP solutions and find criteria for determining if and when you should upgrade or migrate to new software. Also, find tips on making a business case for an investment as well as selection criteria for choosing ERP that will meet your business needs. 

Read how Business analytics investments are more important than ever for business competitiveness and profitability and are becoming increasingly essential to maximize a company's return on investment. 

This expert resource presents key findings from a recent cloud poll completed by your peers. Find out which businesses plan on implementing the cloud, whether they are considering private or public clouds, and more. 

As organizations begin implementing server virtualization, it is critical that they consider the fact that backup and data protection processes will need to be done differently and may become more complicated. This DCIG analyst report discusses methods of effectively protecting data in virtual environments and the different solutions available.