Is Cognos Transformer a "dead" Technology?
I don't think so due to 5 major pros of Cognos Cubes mentioned below, please share you thoughts on this too.. We all know that the world of OLAP is changing, and has been since the days when Transformer was the leading solution for rapid OLAP deployment. As we look at the modern OLAP landscape, we recognize that there are now myriad options available to us, and this can make your selection of the right solution quite challenging. Well, for those of you that have invested in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, the following options are available to you: - Transformer - OLAP Over Relational (OOR), or Dimensionally Modeled Relational (DMR) - Dynamic Cubes - TM1 We can even use our favorite Cognos tools on top of 3rd party OLAP sources such as Microsoft Analysis Services and Hyperion Essbase. So, what advantages does Transformer have? Here are the top five benefits we see for adoption of Transformer for OLAP: 1. Rapid Development: Transformer is a very easy to use, ...