Upgrade from Cognos BI 8.4 to Analytics (v11)

[k2]

Hi All,

Am currently planning to upgrade from Cognos BI version 8.4 (old school) to the new and shiny IBM Cognos Analytics (v11). Am sure everybody will be surprised that am I still using 8.4 but yes that is the truth. Now it has become mandatory for our organisation to keep up with the latest version.

Wondering, is it possible to
. migrate from v8.4 to Analytics directly or
. migrate from 8.4 to v10.x and then to Analytics.

Grateful, if you could share your thoughts and experiences. Thanks

[MFGF]

Hi All,

Am currently planning to upgrade from Cognos BI version 8.4 (old school) to the new and shiny IBM Cognos Analytics (v11). Am sure everybody will be surprised that am I still using 8.4 but yes that is the truth. Now it has become mandatory for our organisation to keep up with the latest version.

Wondering, is it possible to
. migrate from v8.4 to Analytics directly or
. migrate from 8.4 to v10.x and then to Analytics.

Grateful, if you could share your thoughts and experiences. Thanks

Hi,

You can upgrade from 8.4 to Cognos Analytics directly - no need to go via Cognos 10.

I'd use Lifecycle Manager to help make sure your reports work the same way in both instances.

Cheers!

MF.

[AnalyticsWithJay]

I'd use Lifecycle Manager to help make sure your reports work the same way in both instances.

Cheers!

MF.

Selfishly, I'd love to know what kind of performance differences you see. I remember testing C10 GA at some large Cognos clients before C10 came out and C10 did not perform better. So much has changed since then of course.

[k2]

Thanks guys for the response. Quite helpful. Much appreciated.
Cheers

[k2]

Just wondering... is Lifecycle Manager software is part of Cognos Analytics or it needs to be purchased separately? Please share your thoughts. Thanks

[MFGF]

Just wondering... is Lifecycle Manager software is part of Cognos Analytics or it needs to be purchased separately? Please share your thoughts. Thanks

It's not a separate purchase :-)