Innovation Center

Improve understanding, planning and communication in your organization with business intelligence expertise
Business intelligence (BI) provides historical, current and predictive views of business operations. As BI and reporting have become increasingly more critical to organizational success, IT departments have begun looking for ways to use standardized technology to manage and support BI deployments that span divisions, regions and functions.

Getting more from your investment in data is the key value of the Business Intelligence practice in the IBM Cognos® Innovation Center.

This BI community explores, discusses and gathers resources about business intelligence topics, with a special focus on business intelligence competency centers (BICCs). BICCs provide the centralized knowledge and best practices needed to make broader BI initiatives that address your specific challenges possible.

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IBM Cognos Performance Blueprints
Developed in collaboration with top-performing customers and performance management experts, IBM Cognos Performance Blueprints are pre-defined data, process and policy models that address functional process areas and the needs of specific industries.

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From the business intelligence resource center

• Building the Case for Business Intelligence ROI in a Turbulent Economy

  Written by Dave Kasabian this paper is a prelude to a six part webcast series designed to empower IT and Business Unit managers to develop a strong business case for the return on investment (ROI).

• Full Promise of IBM Cognos 8 BI White Paper

  Read about the value of a Web Services architecture, how IBM Cognos 8 BI provides all capabilities to all users, how it uses all data, and how it provides a foundation for performance management.

• The Right Architecture for Business Intelligence

  The right architecture is a key factor in successful BI deployments. It can reduce IT workload, improve productivity and make better use of your IT budget. This whitepaper explains how.

• View all business intelligence resources.