IBM Cognos Forum offers more than 50 sessions in five tracks, spanning all products, solutions, and levels of expertise. You'll learn proven strategies for boosting business performance; join in-depth, interactive discussions and presentations; hear relevant case studies; and take home practical advice that will help you drive success today and tomorrow.
Breakout sessions deliver the survival strategies, expert advice, and practical know-how you need to fight and win in today's challenging business environment. You'll discover new ways to increase the ROI from your deployments, learn best practices, and hear technical tips and techniques you can put to work right now.
50 Sessions. Five Tracks.
- Expert advice for managing risk, driving cash flow, containing costs, and improving profits in today's turbulent business climate
- Deep dives into reporting, analysis, scorecarding and dashboarding, budgeting, planning, forecasting, and more
- Technical insights and real-world know-how for the IBM Cognos platform and architecture
- Information on our latest releases and products, including IBM Cognos 8 v4, IBM Cognos 8 Go! Dashboard, IBM Cognos 8 Business Viewpoint, and IBM Cognos 8 PowerPlay
- Proven practices for implementing and enhancing performance management initiatives
Key Sessions for Turbulent Times
Forum 2009 offers dozens of sessions specifically designed to help you meet the challenges of today's economy. These sessions will help you achieve more efficient operations, tighter financial controls, greater visibility, and increased performance.
Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions are delivered by the people who know IBM Cognos best-the experts who design, build, and support the products, the consultants who specialise in implementing IBM Cognos solutions, and the customers and partners who use them every day.
Sessions are available for every level of knowledge, from novice to expert. You'll learn deployment best practices, hear technical tips and techniques, see product overviews, and participate in business strategy sessions across five focused tracks spanning all products and solutions.
| Business Intelligence Hear about new products and capabilities, technical tips and techniques, business strategies, and deployment best practices to help you get the most out of IBM Cognos 8 BI. |
| Financial Performance Management (FPM) Learn about the latest developments for the IBM Cognos financial performance management system. Hear from new customers about their experiences in implementing IBM Cognos solutions for planning, financial consolidation, scorecarding, reporting and analysis. See what blueprints are available to fast track your deployments. |
| Performance Management Platform Take a technical deep dive into the IBM Cognos platform and architecture. Designed for IT professionals, topics in this track will include deployment best practices, metadata and data management, architecture strategies, security, and system management. |
| Migration & Upgrade Join IBM Cognos product experts and customers as they discuss product interoperability, successful strategies, and quick tips you need for any upgrade and migration. |
| Performance Management Best Practices Learn about strategic, phased approaches to performance management, and the most effective methods for design and implementation. Plus, hear how customers have jump-started their own performance management initiatives. |
Register today and join us in Queensland's Gold Coast for the hottest topics in BI and performance management.