Cisco Cisco Tidal Enterprise Adapter for Cognos Data Sheet
Data Sheet
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Cisco Tidal Enterprise Adapter for Cognos
Introduction to Enterprise Scheduling and Adapters
IT operations that focus on the automation of business processes involve integrating a wide range of
custom and enterprise applications and the infrastructure on which they run, often with complex
interdependencies. In such environments, IT typically uses job scheduling tools to control batch and on
interdependencies. In such environments, IT typically uses job scheduling tools to control batch and on
demand event processing, which are vital to the success of a range of business operations from sales to
manufacturing to financial management.
For the past decade, Cisco
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Tidal Enterprise Scheduler has been defining standards for job scheduling
usability, scalability, and breadth of coverage. The role of the many Cisco Tidal adapters available for
Enterprise Scheduler is to make connectivity, control, and visibility of diverse technologies accessible
directly through the Enterprise Scheduler user interface. The breadth of coverage these adapters provide
simplifies end-to-end scheduling of processes across the enterprise.
Product Overview
Cisco Tidal Enterprise Adapter for Cognos
Enterprise Adapter for Cognos is an enhancement to Enterprise Scheduler that allow s users to schedule relevant
Cognos jobs in the context of all other enterpr ise jobs. It puts stored reports and configuration items automatically into
the UI so users can then define Cognos jobs via point-and-clic k functionality w ithout the need for custom scripting. As
a platform-independent solution, the adapter can run on any OS platform w here the Enterpr ise Scheduler master
runs.
Im proving Data Integration and Business Intelligence (BI) through Greater Work load Autom ation
Cognos Business Intelligence delivers a complete range of BI capabilities: reporting, analysis, dashboard
management, and scorecard creation. Cognos users can author, share, and use reports that draw on data across
many sources to make better business decisions. But w ithout effective w orkload automation, data that supports
Cognos Business Intelligence reporting may not arrive at the right place at the right time. In addition, poor visibility
can make it difficult to see w here processing bottlenecks exist. As a result, w hen process integration betw een data
integration; data w arehouse; extract, transform, and load operations ( ETL); and BI reporting functionality is less than
optimal, business decisions can be negatively impacted.
Enterprise Scheduler, in combination w ith Enterprise Adapter for Cognos, enables the definition of w orkloads that
keep data flow ing smoothly betw een source systems and the data w arehouse. This pow erful solution then
coordinates and tr iggers the running of reports in the correct order and w ith the correct data to meet business
reporting service level agreements (SLAs). With this adapter, users can load, define, launch, and monitor tasks in a
Cognos env ironment, w hile Enterprise Scheduler manages the moving parts in a BI infrastructure in the right order
and delivers them at the right time to the right person. The result is saved time, reduced errors, and the ability to
create ad hoc reports in an env ironment that nor mally requires considerable plannin g and a significant level of control
over service level management.