IBM Cognos Analytics

IBM Cognos Analytics is a business intelligence platform that enables users to explore data, build reports, and create dashboards. It is designed for teams and organizations that require governed, compliance-ready reporting and analytics, and it supports cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployments. The product offers centralized governance, audit trails, and fine-grained access controls to provide secure, trusted insights. Its key capabilities include self-service modeling, advanced reporting, dashboards, and AI-driven insights. A specific feature involves AI agents, accessed through an AI Assistant, which help reduce manual work, speed insight delivery, and automate repeatable workflows while maintaining enterprise governance. Users can also create customized reports for different teams and stakeholders, even when working with large datasets from multiple sources, allowing them to share the right metrics and track key performance indicators. The platform aims to help teams turn business data into informed, data-driven decisions.