Blog: Craig Schiff: Cognos Acquires Celequest

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Cognos Acquires Celequest - Good Move

I spend a good deal of my time lately looking at the elements of BPM 2.0 and which vendors have what is needed for success in this next generation of Business Performance Management. I liked Celequest because they had an operationally focused, real-time dashboard which is an important component of the next generation. The fact that is was also available as an appliance or hosted addressed another area of BPM 2.0 - easier distribution and access to reach more users. When looking at Cognos from a next generation perspective it was clear they already had a lot of the right stuff. They have core BPM down cold with robust planning, consolidation, and dashboards. Their BI capabilities give them the raw power to do much of the focused analysis required in 2.0. The addition of Celequest however will help cement their position as an early leader in the next phase of Business Performance Management.

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