IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator transforms common spreadsheets for real-time, Excel-based business analysis and optimization.

IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator extends and transforms the Microsoft Excel front-end with a powerful in-memory analytics engine. It's perfectly suited for multidimensional business analysis and "what-if" scenario modeling, enabling a new level of insight and action for better business outcomes.

• Transform Excel to quickly deliver powerful multidimensional business analysis based on trusted information.
• Build and test business scenarios with powerful “what-if” modeling.
• Take advantage of existing Excel skills and investments while overcoming the risks and limitations of spreadsheet-only processes.
• Update plans immediately using write-back capabilities to align the right resources to capitalize on new opportunities.
• Eliminate data silos and inconsistencies throughout the organization with centrally managed data, business hierarchies, rules and calculations.
• Use with other IBM Cognos Express modules for a single, integrated BI and planning solution purpose-built for midsize companies.

Features and Benefits

IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator extends and transforms the familiar Microsoft Excel front-end with a powerful in-memory analytics engine. It’s perfectly suited for multidimensional business analysis and optimization, enabling a new level of insight and action.

Users can work within an Excel environment to create custom analysis and build their own “what-if” business scenarios. This approach allows business users to use existing Excel skills and investments while overcoming the risks and limitations of spreadsheet-only processes.

IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator delivers:

• An Excel or Web-based interface that allows business users to easily contribute data using familiar Excel-authored reports and applications with no “coding” skills required.
• Dynamic modeling of hierarchies and dimensions to provide custom views or consolidations of information for different users.
• An unlimited number of ad hoc, “what-if” alternatives (sandboxes) that allow individuals, teams, divisions and entire companies to respond to rapidly changing business conditions.
• Centrally managed data, business hierarchies, rules and calculations to eliminate data silos and inconsistencies throughout the organization – all powered by an in-memory analytics server.
• Pre-built blueprints for key business optimization tasks, including expense and capital planning, workforce management and profitability analysis.
• Role-based security, structured workflows and clear audit trails to improve accountability and accuracy.
• Write-back capabilities that link “what-if” modeling results with business optimization and planning so you can align the right resources to capitalize on new opportunities.