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Use IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator on its own or pair it with any of the following IBM Cognos Express modules to expand your BI and planning solution. IBM Cognos Express delivers all the essential reporting, analysis, dashboard, scorecard, planning, budgeting and forecasting capabilities that midsize companies need in a single, integrated solution.

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Cognos Express Xcelerator

express-xceleratorIBM Cognos Express Xcelerator transforms common spreadsheets for real-time planning and business analysis.

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

  • Build and test business scenarios with powerful “what if” modeling.
  • Update plans immediately using write-back capabilities.
  • Take advantage of existing Excel skills and investments while overcoming the risks and limitations of spreadsheet-only processes.
  • Use with other IBM Cognos Express modules for a single, integrated BI and planning solution purpose-built for midsize companies.

Features and Benefits

thumb-express-advisorIBM Cognos Express Xcelerator extends and transforms the familiar Excel front-end with a powerful in-memory analytics engine. It’s perfectly suited for multidimensional analysis and strategic planning tasks, enabling a new level of insight and action.

IBM Cognos Express Xcelerator delivers:

  • 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.
  • Streamlined and continuous planning, aggregation and analysis, so you can focus your attention on effectively operating and growing your business.
  • A Web-based interface that allows non-finance users to easily contribute to and view current plans, analysis and reports.
  • Pre-built blueprints for key planning 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.
  • Excel-authored reports and applications that can be instantly accessed through a Web browser and portal with no “coding” skills required.
  • Write-back capabilities that link “what-if” modeling results with business optimization and planning.
 
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