DataWarehouses, DataMarts and ETLs
IBM Cognos tools allow reporting and analysis directly against operational data sources (source systems). Depending on a specific client situation, that may not be a preferred approach. It may be more advantageous to extract data from a source system and load it into a central datamart or datawarehouse repository.
Our consultants have significant experience in architecting and designing dimensional datamarts and datawarehouses that allow for very efficient reporting and analysis of the business information. In addition, we have years of experience designing and building efficient ETL (Extraction, Transformation and Load) processes using