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Managing BI Performance Problems Series Part 2: Indexing
When it comes to performance problems indexing is the bread and butter of most data warehouse developers. And why not? It’s a cheap and easy way address simple performance problems. However, like...
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Digital Dashboards and Stone Cairns
Guideposts An intelligent, data driven digital dashboard might be described as a corporate guidepost providing insight for an ongoing journey towards profitability. An interesting comparison might be...
View ArticleReengineering the Forecasting Process with Predictive Models
Reengineering the Forecasting Process with Predictive Models Forecasts usually start as historical performance which is then reviewed and adjusted based upon anticipated events. More mature forecasting...
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Cognos TM1 Bulk Data Loading
Bulk Absorption Options From a pure architectural perspective, what is sometimes referred to as “bulk uploading” sometimes is (mistakenly) considered to be part of reporting or included in the data...
View ArticleA Practice Vision
Vision Most organizations today have had successes implementing technology and they are happy to tell you about it. From a tactical perspective, they understand how to install, configure and use...
View ArticleAn Architectural Approach to Cognos TM1 Design
Overtime, I’ve written about keeping your TM1 model design “architecturally pure”. What this means is that you should strive to keep a models “areas of functionality” distinct within your design....
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Simple Cognos TM1 Backup Best Practices
How do you create a recoverable backup for a TM1 server instance (TM1 service)? What is best practice? Here is some advice. Note: as with any guideline or recommendation, there will be circumstances...
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Rounding out Cognos TM1
Currently there are 4 options for rounding numbers in Cognos TM1. They are: Rounding in reports. Rounding during loads. Rounding with the Cube Viewer. Rounding with rules. Rounding in Reports The most...
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Cognos TM1 Server – On Start Up!
It is almost always advantageous to be able to “make sure” your Cognos TM1 environment is “ready for use” after a server restart. For example, you may want to: Create a backup Load the latest sales...
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Think Better Business Intelligence
by jDevaun.Photography Everyone is guilty of falling into a rut and building reports the same way over and over again. This year, don’t just churn out the same old reports, resolve to deliver better...
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