Heather L. Cole, CEO, CFO & Executive Strategic Advisor

Why Upgrade to Cognos Analytics?

August 27th, 2019 The SituationYou are currently using IBM Cognos BI 10.2.x and you are wondering why you should upgrade to

Consolidating IBM Cognos Support Renewals with Other IT AssetsAugust 22, 2019Earlier this year I gave a breakout session called, Successful

August 15thHow Do I Retrieve My Folder Cognos Content from a Deleted User?As a Cognos BI Administrator, you arrive early

August 8th, 2019 Is an Admin License Needed for a Cognos Services Account?Recently, a Lodestar Cognos Analytics (BI) client reached

August 1, 2019A Cognos Planning Analytics client recently asked Lodestar Solutions for a quote for a few more licenses. When

July 25, 2019 Are you a longtime IBM Cognos Analytics and/or Planning Analytics (TM1) customer? Are you struggling to get

March 29, 2019It was a sunny Monday morning and the phone rang, “Heather, it’s Marcus. I'm looking for reduced support

2/11/19Recently, a client asked, “ Is the ILMT tool SOX compliant (Sarbanes Oxley) when used with IBM Cognos?” So, I went

2/4/2019 - Written by Heather L. Cole, President of Lodestar SolutionsWhy have I never heard about the IBM ILMT Tool

9/7/2018 Myth: I have the correct IBM Cognos Licenses for BI or TM1Are you an IBM Analytics client that inherited Cognos?