Cognos 10 upgrade to 11.2 - August 25

Computer Services will be upgrading the College Cognos environment to version 11.2 on Thursday Aug 25, during which access will be disabled. 

The upgraded product version - also known as Cognos Analytics - provides significant improvements and features including 

• An integrated, improved interface for users who are doing more than consuming reports
• Improved dashboarding
• New modules for self service data modeling
• Application of AI technology throughout product features

For College staff who wish to expand their Cognos Analytics knowledge,  training and documentation is available on IBM's website at  at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.2.0, and https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.0.0?topic=started-getting-in-cognos-analytics.  Or search for the product on Youtube.

Basic changes to the Welcome Page are outlined in the attached document.