Already Own IBM Cognos Analytics?

Make Sure You Are Getting the Insight You Paid For.

Lodestar helps reporting and analytics teams modernize IBM Cognos Analytics, improve governance, upgrade environments, optimize licensing, train users and unlock more value from trusted reporting and dashboards - without becoming dependent on expensive consultants.

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What the Heck Do I Own?

What Do I Own?

Modernize Reporting

Move to Cloud

Upgrade Strategy

Improve Governance

Train My Team

You May Own a Powerful Reporting Platform. But Is It Still Working as Hard as Your Team Is?

Outdated reports slow down decision-making.

Unclear licensing and entitlements create risks and wasted spend.

Underused dashboards and self-service features leave value on the table.

Manual reporting requests keep finance and IT overloaded

Upgrades are reactive, rushed and disruptive to the business.

Overdependence on a few power users creates bottlenecks

Leaders need faster access to trusted answers.

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Want to See the Latest IBM Cognos Analytics Functionality?

See the newest reporting, dashboards, AI assistant and AI-infused analytics capabilities in action. A short demo is the fastest way to understand what's possible with IBM Cognos Analytics.

AI-infused reporting and reporting agents

Interactive dashboards and visualizations

Natural-language AI assistant

Predictive forecasting and data exploration

Trusted, governed reporting and secure sharing

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Get Less Uncertainty.

Less Upgrade or Migration Risk. MORE VALUE from IBM Cognos Analytics.

Modernize With Confidence

We help you stay current on supported versions of IBM Cognos Analytics for better performance, security and future readiness.

Maximize IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting

Our experts unlock more value from the platform you already own with better design, performance tuning and adoption.

Chart the Right Path-on-Prem or SaaS

Objective guidance to evaluate a move to IBM Cognos Analytics SaaS including business case, readiness and roadmap.

Optimize Licensing & Control Costs

Right-size your environment and licensing to reduce waste and ensure long-term value.

Empower Your Team

Training and enablement that builds skills, confidence and reduces reliance on new experts.

Reduce Risk. Increase Reliability.

Proven accelerators and best practices that minimize disruption and keep your reports trusted and your users happy.

Our Promise

Clear Guidance. Practical solutions, Measurable outcomes.
So you can get more value from IBM Cognos Analytics with less risk and less stress.

Honestly, I'm Not Really Sure What We Own

Many organizations inherit their complex IBM Cognos Analytics environments or haven't reviewed their setup, licensing or usage in a long time.

In this session we'll review:

Current environment & version

Licensing position & opportunities

Usage, performance & technical health

Upgrade path options

SaaS migration considerations

Reporting & analytics capabilities

Team skills, support & training needs

Recommended next steps

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- Lodestar Solutions -

The Most Focused IBM Cognos Analytics Partner.

20+

Years of Deep Focus

We've lived and breathed IBM Cognos since July 2004

IBM Cognos

Advisory Board

Helping shape the future of Cognos.

IBM

Champions

Our team includes IBM Champions recognized as top technologists.

Direct

Access to IBM Product Management

We bring product insights and roadmap knowledge directly to you.

Move From Cognos On-Premise to SaaS With Confidence

Join hundreds of finance teams who have moved to IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud

Get dual entitlements - 1 year to migrate and test the SaaS version with confidence.

No infrastructure to manage

Always current - automatic updates

Get the latest technology & AI-infused reporting

Minimal downtime - upgrade in hours, not days

Stronger security, reliability & performance

Lower total cost of ownership

Never fail an IBM license audit.

SaaS options that scale with you: AWS (coming Q3 2026) and IBM for large deployments.

Explore SaaS Benefits

Learn about our migration bundle

IbM COGNOS ON-PREM UPGRADE

Still Have IBM Cognos On-Prem? You Can Modernize Without Moving to SaaS.

Not ready to migrate to SaaS but need to upgrade? No worries - Lodestar has your back. For over 20 years we've helped organizations upgrade complex on-premise IBM Cognos Analytics reporting environments so clients can stay current, reduce IT bottlenecks and gain access to the latest AI-infused capabilities.

20+ years upgrading on-premise software

What's included in the Upgrade Bundle

Proven upgrade path

A structured approach to move you to current supported releases with minimal disruption.

Complex Environment Expertise

We've handled sophisticated reports, dashboards, security integrations and metadata environments.

Less Dependence on IT

Keep your finance transformation moving without waiting on overstretched technical teams

End-User Training Included

We train your users on new functionality so you can maximize the value of your upgrade.

Schedule a Cognos Upgrade Strategy Session

Learn about our upgrade bundle

Deep Dive into Upgrading Cognos On-Prem

Empower the organization with modern reporting and analytics tools.

IBM PLANNING ANALYTICS RENEWALS

Don't Overpay Because Your IBM Licensing is Outdated.

Review your entitlements, licensing mix and renewal options before you sign.

We do more than process paperwork. Lodestar helps you understand what you own, uncover new functionality, evaluate your options and reduce unnecessary uplift.