A Deeper Dive into Qlik’s Statement of Direction: How Check In/Check Out Enhances Continuous Integration
Qlik Sense announced the addition of check in/ check out to their statement of direction, a huge step forward in applying Continuous Integration to your BI practice. At a technical level, […]
Converting from CQM to DQM: A Cognos Customer’s Journey
Whether you’re considering moving to IBM Cognos Analytics on the Cloud, wanting to use JDBC drivers instead of a native database client, or just wanting greater visibility into performance-related characteristics […]
Is Sensitive Data Secure at Your Organization? PII & PHI Compliance Testing
If your organization regularly handles sensitive data, you must implement data security compliance strategies to protect not only the individuals that the data belongs to but also your organization from […]
CQM to DQM – Why the Transition Isn’t as Hard as You Think

Transitioning from CQM to DQM. It’s a hot topic, and one we have yet to discuss. Not dissimilar to a Cognos upgrade, you are looking into switching to Dynamic Query […]
An Intuitive Clean Out: How Organizing Photos Relates to a Cognos Upgrade
I got a notification on my phone that my storage space was running dangerously low. This has happened before, and I was not looking forward to spending Saturday sorting through my […]
Locate and Mass Update Fonts in ALL your Cognos Reports, Quickly and Easily
Imagine your organization has decided to update their brand, and you’re tasked with updating the fonts on ALL company-wide reports that aren’t Arial or Helvetica with Arial. But how would […]
Using MotioCI “PDF Diff” To Accelerate The Cognos Upgrade Process
Locating errors in report outputs can be a difficult and complex task. It’s especially challenging if your Cognos system hosts a sea of reports! MotioCI can journey deep into your […]
Discover Performance Issues in your Cognos Environment with MotioPI!

In this follow up to my first post about filters. I am going to briefly talk about number filters in MotioPI Professional. Without further ado, let’s dive into number property filters […]
Cognos Monitoring – Get Alerts When Your Cognos Performance Starts To Hurt
Motio ReportCard is a fantastic tool for analyzing and optimizing your Cognos performance. ReportCard can assess the reports in your environment, locate issues that cause a decline in performance, and […]
Cognos Recovery – Quickly Recover Lost, Deleted, or Damaged Cognos Framework Manager Models
Have you ever lost or corrupted a Cognos Framework Manager Model? Have you ever wished you could recover the lost model based on information which is stored in your Cognos […]
