Overview
IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator transforms common spreadsheets for real-time, Excel-based business analysis and optimization.
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IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator extends and transforms the Microsoft Excel front-end with a powerful in-memory analytics engine. It's perfectly suited for multidimensional business analysis and "what-if" scenario modeling, enabling a new level of insight and action for better business outcomes.
- Transform Excel to quickly deliver powerful multidimensional business analysis based on trusted information.
- Build and test business scenarios with powerful “what-if” modeling.
- Take advantage of existing Excel skills and investments while overcoming the risks and limitations of spreadsheet-only processes.
- Update plans immediately using write-back capabilities to align the right resources to capitalize on new opportunities.
- Eliminate data silos and inconsistencies throughout the organization with centrally managed data, business hierarchies, rules and calculations.
Product framework
Product line overview
Self-service reporting and ad hoc query
Analysis and visualization
Planning, budgeting and forecasting

