Chapter 2. IBM Cognos 10 BI Architecture and Components

This chapter discusses the high-level architecture of IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) and its various components.

IBM Cognos BI is designed for performance, scalability, openness, and availability required to implement a robust enterprise BI solution. It has a zero footprint, a web-based user interface, and administration capability that make it easy to implement and use. It is based on a mature, proven technology platform and is designed to scale for hardware and software, which can address the growing performance needs of your BI implementation.

Open Architecture

IBM Cognos BI architecture is completely open to third-party products and custom development. Designed on Service Oriented ...

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