IBM Cognos Analytics

Unlock your data’s full potential with next-gen BI reporting, AI-powered insights and interactive visualizations

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Governed BI for every decision

IBM Cognos Analytics delivers compliance ready reporting and AI-powered dashboards built on certified data models. With centralized governance, audit trails and fine-grained access controls, it ensures secure, trusted insights across cloud, on prem or hybrid deployments.
Actionable insights at speed

Explore data with interactive dashboards and conversational AI. Spot trends and drivers in seconds for faster decisions and better collaboration.
Trusted, governed intelligence

Unify business, financial and operational data on one governed platform. Cognos delivers audit-ready reports, certified models and strict access controls.
Scalable, flexible deployment

Deploy across clouds, on-prem or hybrid without sacrificing governance or performance. Cognos supports SaaS, containers and client-hosted models.
Improved outcomes

Use performance data to identify trends, optimize processes and empower teams to deliver better results at scale.

Features

Discover the full feature set of Cognos Analytics that helps you transform your data into actionable insights with AI, dashboards and reporting.

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See what's new in IBM Cognos Analytics 12.1.1

Cognos 12.1.1 brings Interactive Brushing in reporting, master-detail charts and responsive dashboards. The new Data Connector Pack adds SAP BW/4HANA and Microsoft Fabric connectivity.

Enjoy Reporting Agents (preview), enhanced theming and a unified mobile app. Plus, Cognos Analytics Certified Containers are now available on AWS.
High-quality, high-scale business reporting

Create and share clear, customized reports tailored to your needs. Enjoy fast and efficient handling of large data from many sources as your business grows.

Collaborate seamlessly with your team and make smarter decisions faster.
Interactive data visualizations with AI-enhanced insights

Explore your data with dynamic dashboards, interactive visualizations and AI-powered forecasting tools. Uncover hidden trends and future possibilities, no advanced skills needed.

Gain valuable insights and focus on what matters most to your business.
Enterprise-grade governance, security and scalability

Keep your data secure and organized with centralized management and advanced security, improving the quality of your data and reporting.

Easily scale your business intelligence as your company grows, with simple pricing and flexible deployment options, from single-user setups to large-scale deployments.
Self-service analytics with natural language AI

Empower your users with self-service analytics tools that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver actionable insights, simplify data exploration and preparation.

The AI Assistant available in IBM Cognos Analytics answers users' questions about their data in natural language, generating visualizations and dashboards on demand. 
Illustration of man analyzing multiple types of graphs and data
See what's new in IBM Cognos Analytics 12.1.1

Cognos 12.1.1 brings Interactive Brushing in reporting, master-detail charts and responsive dashboards. The new Data Connector Pack adds SAP BW/4HANA and Microsoft Fabric connectivity.

Enjoy Reporting Agents (preview), enhanced theming and a unified mobile app. Plus, Cognos Analytics Certified Containers are now available on AWS.
High-quality, high-scale business reporting

Create and share clear, customized reports tailored to your needs. Enjoy fast and efficient handling of large data from many sources as your business grows.

Collaborate seamlessly with your team and make smarter decisions faster.
Interactive data visualizations with AI-enhanced insights

Explore your data with dynamic dashboards, interactive visualizations and AI-powered forecasting tools. Uncover hidden trends and future possibilities, no advanced skills needed.

Gain valuable insights and focus on what matters most to your business.
Enterprise-grade governance, security and scalability

Keep your data secure and organized with centralized management and advanced security, improving the quality of your data and reporting.

Easily scale your business intelligence as your company grows, with simple pricing and flexible deployment options, from single-user setups to large-scale deployments.
Self-service analytics with natural language AI

Empower your users with self-service analytics tools that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver actionable insights, simplify data exploration and preparation.

The AI Assistant available in IBM Cognos Analytics answers users' questions about their data in natural language, generating visualizations and dashboards on demand. 

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IBM named a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Business Intelligence

Discover more about how Cognos Analytics earned recognition for AI, governance and reporting capabilities.

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Case studies

From accelerating reporting to driving revenue and simplifying systems, explore how IBM Cognos Analytics delivers measurable impact for businesses worldwide.
ULMA speeds up reporting with accurate automation
86%
faster and more accurate reporting
Elkjøp boosts performance through real-time data
9%
increase in total sales revenue
UK MoD boosts efficiency by breaking data silos
4
legacy platforms replaced by one
Mohegan Sun improves service with near real-time
~1 hour
saved per day per supervisor

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On-cloud hosted
Rapidly deploy and scale on a dedicated cloud environment hosted by IBM. Eliminate hardware management and align with your existing cloud strategy.
On-premises
Maintain full control over your data and infrastructure with an install based deployment. Ideal for businesses prioritizing data security and internal IT management.
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Leverage IBM's Cloud Pak for Data to deploy a containerized version on your preferred cloud environment — including IBM Cloud, Azure, AWS, GCP and others.
Cognos Analytics certified containers
Run fully containerized Cognos Analytics on any cloud or on-prem environment. Get the flexibility, scalability and savings you need—with full Kubernetes support.

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