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IBM Cognos Express Advisor quickly translates raw data into sophisticated analysis with rich visual presentations.

Its write-back capabilities enable users to take immediate action for the most effective business outcomes.

• Includes a fast and powerful in-memory analytics server that quickly connects to operational data sources and creates a dimensional view of your business.
• Uses simple drill-down and drill-up capabilities and flexible graphic displays to analyze key areas, such as customers, products and geographies.
• Provides freeform analysis of any combination of data, which eliminates reliance on overstretched IT resources..
• Provides flexible delivery throughout the company using intuitive Web-based dashboards and interactive reports that encourage wide user adoption.
• Can be used with other IBM Cognos Express modules as part of a single, integrated BI and planning solution purpose-built for midsize companies.

IBM Cognos Express Advisor delivers:

• Easy drill down and up of information for quick analysis.
• High-impact visualizations, including bar, line, area, pie, radar, bubble, scatter and range charts and graphs, plus geo maps and heat/performance maps.
• Self-service analytics through an intuitive Web-based interface that enables simple publishing to a common portal for widespread adoption by business users.
• Powerful in-memory analytics for real-time calculations and slicing and dicing of data by swapping, stacking and switching dimensions in any combination.
• Freeform analysis of any combination of data, which eliminates reliance on overstretched IT resources to model and build custom cubes and dimensions.
• Conditional formatting and traffic lights to highlight important variances at a glance.
• Data entry and spreading capabilities that enable “what-if” business scenario modeling and forward planning based on actual data.
• Write-back capabilities that link analysis and planning processes for effective business optimization.