Leveraging IBM Cognos 8 Bi for Linux on IBM System Z  (English, Paperback, Paganelli Riccardo)

In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we describe the role Cognos® plays in an Information On Demand (IOD) solution for IBM System z® and detail the functions of IBM Cognos 8 BI for Linux® on System z in current deployment scenarios. We show typical deployment architectures that show how to access disparate data sources both on and off the System z platform and show how the functions of the Cognos family of products provides a way to consolidate different BI solutions on System z.

We provide examples of Cognos functions for resolving business requirements using reporting and OLAP capabilities as well as general deployment considerations of IBM Cognos 8 BI for Linux on System z.

This publication is meant to help the Cognos Business Intelligence professional understand the strong points of System z architecture and the database specialist appreciate the Cognos family of products.

About the Author
Paolo Bruni is an Information Management software Project Leader at the International Technical Support Organization based in Silicon Valley Lab, San Jose. During Paolo's many years with IBM, in development, in the field, and at the ITSO, his work has been mostly related to database systems.

Andre Kres is an Information Management IT Architect at the Business Intelligence Centre of Competence in Germany. He has 10 years of experience in the area of Business Intelligence with IBM and in various other IT roles before IBM. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Computing (Dipl Inf.) from the University of Applied Science in Mittweida, Germany. His area of expertise is architecting BI solutions that require a broad knowledge of technologies, such as Web access, relational and multidimensional databases, Windows, Linux, AIX, and System z platforms, as well as Business Intelligence functions, such as OLAP and data modelling for BI.

Riccardo Paganelli is a Cognos IT Specialist in Italy. He has 12 years of experience in the Business Intelligence field and has a deep knowledge of the most commonly used platforms. He has worked at IBM and Cognos for more than 4 years. His areas of expertise include OLAP and Data Warehouse modeling and effective dashboards design.

James Wilson is an IBM Certified Consulting IT Specialist in the United States. He has 28 years of experience in the System z technical field. He holds a degree in Computer Information Systems from West Texas State University. His areas of expertise include Information Integration, Replication, and Business Intelligence on System z and Linux on System z.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Scenario for deployment
Chapter 3. Reporting and analysis
Chapter 4. Information on Demand integration
Chapter 5. Best practices for scalability and availability
Chapter 6. Online Analytical Processing comparisons.