North grew 21% YoY — led by enterprise renewals. Forecast shows the trend continuing into Q4.
Revenue44.5Cr
Growth+12.4%
Reports128sched.
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Certified, governed data
Reporting agent finishedQ3 board pack built and scheduled for Monday, 9:00
Governed BI
Trusted answers. Faster decisions.
Cognos gives executives, analysts and front-line teams one version of the truth — with the governance auditors expect.
IBM Cognos Analytics is an enterprise business intelligence platform for advanced reporting, interactive visualisation and AI-powered analysis. Certified data models, audit trails and fine-grained access controls keep every report compliant — whether Cognos runs in the cloud, on premises or both.
The latest releases add an AI assistant for conversational data exploration and reporting agents that build reports automatically. As an IBM Silver Business Partner, NetCreativeMind deploys, upgrades and extends Cognos — and connects it to ERP systems, databases such as Db2, and your integration platform.
86%Faster, more accurate corporate reporting at ULMA
3,000Users onboarded at Elkjøp — from stores to the C-suite
190KPersonnel supported at the UK Ministry of Defence
~1 hrSaved per supervisor each day at Mohegan Sun
Reporting every team can rely on
From the boardroom pack to the shift supervisor's dashboard, everyone works from the same governed numbers.
FinanceFaster consolidation, statements and forecasts.
Public SectorRole-based dashboards for spend and outcomes.
EducationEnrolment, budget and research data together.
OperationsNear-real-time data for front-line teams.
Key Capabilities
Everything from pixel-perfect statutory reports to conversational AI — in one governed platform.
AI Assistant & Reporting Agents
Ask questions in plain language and get visualisations and dashboards on demand. Reporting agents take on repeatable report building and aggregation automatically — while every answer stays within your governance rules.
Natural language
Agentic AI
Governed
Enterprise Reporting
Tailored, multi-source reports with scheduling and distribution to every team that needs them.
Scheduling
KPIs
Dashboards & Stories
Interactive dashboards and data stories on the web or the mobile app.
Interactive
Mobile
Forecasting & Prediction
AI-powered forecasting and predictive modelling to spot trends before they show in the totals.
Forecasts
Trends
Data Modules & Prep
Blend, model and certify data from many sources so everyone reports from the same definitions.
Data modules
Certified
Governance & Security
Centralised governance, audit trails and fine-grained access controls for compliance-ready BI.
Audit trails
Access control
Deploy Your Way
On premises, IBM-hosted cloud, certified containers or IBM Cloud Pak for Data.
On-prem
Cloud
Containers
How Cognos Analytics Works
From scattered source systems to trusted reports in every inbox — on one governed path.
Connect data
Link databases, ERP systems, spreadsheets and cloud sources.
Model & certify
Build governed data models with shared definitions and security.
Explore & visualise
Dashboards, AI questions and forecasts reveal what's driving results.
Report & share
Schedule and distribute reports automatically to the right people.
One version of the truth
Stop arguing about whose numbers are right
The difference between month-end spreadsheet marathons and reports that build themselves.
Without governed BI
Spreadsheets & silos
Every department calculates KPIs differently
Days of manual work to build each report
Sensitive data emailed around in files
Analysts swamped with one-off requests
No audit trail behind the numbers
VS
With IBM Cognos Analytics
Governed, AI-powered BI
Certified data models with shared definitions
Reports scheduled — or built by AI agents
Role-based access to every dashboard
Self-service answers in plain language
Full audit trail for compliance
Reports on the data you already have
A representative selection — Cognos connects to a wide range of databases and applications and runs in any environment.
IBM Db2
Oracle
SQL Server
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
SAP
Excel & CSV
IBM Db2
Oracle
SQL Server
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
SAP
Excel & CSV
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
IBM App Connect
IBM Cloud
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Red Hat OpenShift
Mobile app
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
IBM App Connect
IBM Cloud
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Red Hat OpenShift
Mobile app
Our IBM Cognos Analytics Services
From the first data model to a reporting estate the whole organisation trusts, our IBM analytics specialists deliver BI that gets used.
IBM Cognos Analytics is an enterprise business intelligence platform for governed reporting, interactive dashboards and AI-powered analysis. It helps organisations turn data from many sources into trusted reports and insights.
What is the difference between Standard and Premium?
Standard covers dashboards, visualisations, stories, receiving reports and the AI assistant. Premium adds report authoring, scheduling, data exploration, custom visualisations, advanced administration and reporting agents.
What can the AI assistant do?
It lets users explore data by asking questions in plain language and creates visualisations and dashboards on demand. Reporting agents go further, automating repeatable report building within your governance rules.
Where can Cognos run?
On premises, as an IBM-hosted cloud service, in certified containers on any cloud with Kubernetes, or on IBM Cloud Pak for Data.
How does Cognos compare with self-service tools like Power BI?
Cognos is strongest at governed, enterprise-scale reporting — certified models, audit trails, scheduling and pixel-perfect reports — alongside self-service dashboards. We help you decide where it fits in your analytics landscape.
Can you upgrade our existing Cognos environment?
Yes. We upgrade older Cognos versions to the latest release, migrate content and security, and validate reports side by side before switching over.
Free consultation!
See how Cognos can turn your data into trusted, automated reporting.
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