BrightStar Partners, Inc - IBM Cognos Professional Services, Training, and Support

Migrating from legacy Cognos security namespace (Access Manager on top of SunOne, AD, etc.) to another is far from trivial. Customers interested in this migration need to know that BrightStar Partners (BSP) can greatly streamline this process.

The challenge is that a user in old namespace is never the same user in the new namespace. For example, Jane Doe, represented by a unique identifier in the source security namespace, is not the same Jane Doe, represented by a different unique identifier, in the target security namespace. Consequently, Jane Doe’s My Folders content, preferences, portal pages, schedules, memberships, capabilities, policies, and permissions will not carry over in spite of using the same exact name.

BSP has partnered with SpotOn Systems to bring you a service offering backed by a programmatic solution to this daunting challenge. BSP’s Namespace Migration Service seamlessly migrates users’ identities from one Cognos Namespace to another. Customers migrating to new security namespaces (such as Active Directory, SAP, etc…) can now safely and easily migrate each user’s identity to the new namespace.

Whether you are changing security models or moving from development to test to production with distinct namespaces, the BSP Namespace Migration Service will safely and easily migrate each user’s identity to the new namespace. Specifically, we will migrate:

My Folders content
Preferences
Portal Pages
Schedules
Membership
Capabilities
Policies
Permissions

To learn more, please contact Neil Morgan at BrightStar Partners at nmorgan@brightstarpartners.com or 847.439.0308 x113.

BrightStar Partners has full life cycle expertise using IBM Cognos Business Intelligence with SunGard’s Banner ODS/EDW. BSP has partnered with many universities for successful installations, upgrades, environment customizations, security implementations, metadata modeling, report design and development, training, and more. Leveraging our Best Practices honed over many engagements and our trademarked solution development Methodology with extensions designed specifically around the ODS/EDW Cognos solution, BSP can ensure that the implementation or upgrade of your IBM Cognos Banner ODS/EDW reporting solution delivers quick ROI while ensuring that your solution will continue to support your evolving business needs. BSP understands the unique user requirements of the Higher Education space and have built specific extensions to our Methodology in support of maximizing the Higher Education end-user experience with Cognos.

From technical architecture and development to full user training and rollout geared specifically towards Higher Education, BSP can ensure that your IBM Cognos BI and Banner ODS/EDW solution is an overwhelming success.

To learn more, please contact Neil Morgan at BrightStar Partners at nmorgan@brightstarpartners.com or 847.439.0308 x113.

BrightStar Partners’ Right Track Services are designed to ensure new and even existing IBM Cognos customers implement a solid foundation for their Performance Management solution. Leveraging our Best Practices honed over many engagements and our trademarked solution development Methodology, BSP can ensure that your IBM Cognos Performance Management solution delivers quick ROI while ensuring that your solution will continue to support your evolving business needs. Specifically, the Right Track Services offering focuses on the following aspects of a solid and sustainable IBM Cognos deployment:

Architecture evaluation, sizing, and recommendations
Expert installation, configuration, and tuning
Design and implementation of security infrastructure
Overview of development using Framework Manager and IBM Cognos Studios
Knowledge transfer on Best Practices and Methodology for implementing, supporting, and growing your Performance Management implementation
Development and deployment of a pilot solution
Full development of Phase 1 project deliverables including models, reports, dashboards, and cubes
Classroom training for business and IT staff on development and use of IBM Cognos BI

At BrightStar Partners, we offer the business and technical expertise to help you achieve the success you are looking for. Our people have the experience and credentials to quickly understand your processes and challenges and architect a solution to drive immediate value.

To learn more, please contact Neil Morgan at BrightStar Partners at nmorgan@brightstarpartners.com or 847.439.0308 x113.