--- title: Envisn's IBM Cognos Blog | Rick Ryan description: Envisn's Cognos Blog provides best practice and IBM Cognos specific tips. --- [![envisn](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-15282154-gif/images/logo.gif?width=120&name=logo.gif "envisn")](https://www.envisn.com) [![Request a Demo](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/70307/973f9256-ef61-4ab8-ab2d-a004a90a18be.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/70307/973f9256-ef61-4ab8-ab2d-a004a90a18be) [![New Call-to-action](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/70307/3166c389-8135-4d84-9988-99dc8d523426.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/70307/3166c389-8135-4d84-9988-99dc8d523426) # Envisn's IBM Cognos Blog ## Rick Ryan ### Recent Posts [![](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-2160403950-jpg/images/businessintelligence-cloud.jpg) ](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/cognos-10-what-s-its-future) ### [Cognos 10 – What’s its Future?](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/cognos-10-what-s-its-future) by [Rick Ryan](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/author/rick-ryan) on November 28, 2014 *By Elwood Philbrick, [Envisn, Inc.](https://www.envisn.com/)*Cognos 10 was introduced at Insight 2010 at Las Vegas. At the time it was a big deal. Its goal was to bring together social collaboration and business analytics on a... [Read More](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/cognos-10-what-s-its-future) [![](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-1743319552-jpg/images/lettherightonein.jpg) ](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/what-cognos-users-really-want) ### [What Cognos Users Really Want](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/what-cognos-users-really-want) by [Rick Ryan](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/author/rick-ryan) on September 30, 2014 *By Paul Hausser, [Envisn, Inc.](https://www.envisn.com/)*Often frustrated by their inability to get the information they need, Cognos users are looking to administrators for help in finding the right report without having to do... [Read More](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/what-cognos-users-really-want) [![](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-1390705168-jpg/images/datastreaming.jpg) ](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/cognos-audit-data-meets-the-content-store) ### [Cognos Audit Data Meets the Content Store](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/cognos-audit-data-meets-the-content-store) by [Rick Ryan](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/author/rick-ryan) on August 7, 2014 *By Paul Hausser, [Envisn, Inc.](https://www.envisn.com/)*Cognos audit data tables remain essentially unchanged since the release of Cognos 8.4 a few years ago so any extension of value from the audit data has to come from using... [Read More](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/cognos-audit-data-meets-the-content-store) [![](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-912082464-jpg/images/data-icons.jpg) ](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/103689/How-to-Use-Cognos-Audit-Data-Creatively) ### [Using Cognos Audit Data Creatively](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/103689/How-to-Use-Cognos-Audit-Data-Creatively) by [Rick Ryan](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/author/rick-ryan) on May 30, 2014 *By Paul Hausser, [Envisn, Inc.](https://www.envisn.com/)*The biggest challenge faced by Cognos administrators in any Cognos BI environment is having the tools and information needed to manage it. A key part of this needed... [Read More](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/103689/How-to-Use-Cognos-Audit-Data-Creatively) [![](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-703930584-jpg/images/globe-data.jpg) ](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/103289/Advanced-Tips-for-Cognos-Audit-Data) ### [Advanced Tips for Cognos Audit Data](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/103289/Advanced-Tips-for-Cognos-Audit-Data) by [Rick Ryan](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/author/rick-ryan) on April 30, 2014 *By Paul Hausser, [Envisn, Inc.](https://www.envisn.com/)*In recent blogs we focused on the Cognos audit tables and the audit extensions. We made the point in one of these articles that working with the Cognos audit data was... [Read More](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/103289/Advanced-Tips-for-Cognos-Audit-Data) [![](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-619689199-jpg/images/magnifyingdata.jpg) ](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/102863/Using-IBM-Cognos-10-Audit-Extensions) ### [Using IBM Cognos 10 Audit Extensions](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/102863/Using-IBM-Cognos-10-Audit-Extensions) by [Rick Ryan](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/author/rick-ryan) on March 31, 2014 *By Paul Hausser, [Envisn, Inc.](https://www.envisn.com/)*Released with the introduction of Cognos 10.1, **IBM Cognos 10 Audit Extension** was designed to fill in the cracks of audit coverage beyond the standard audit table... [Read More](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/102863/Using-IBM-Cognos-10-Audit-Extensions) [![](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-552390538-jpg/images/data1010.jpg) ](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/102418/What-s-Wrong-with-IBM-Cognos-Audit-Data) ### [What’s Wrong with IBM Cognos Audit Data](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/102418/What-s-Wrong-with-IBM-Cognos-Audit-Data) by [Rick Ryan](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/author/rick-ryan) on February 28, 2014 *By Paul Hausser, [Envisn, Inc.](https://www.envisn.com/)*The title of this article has to be taken in the context of how Cognos administrators would like to use Cognos audit data. Many would like to be able to use the activity... [Read More](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/102418/What-s-Wrong-with-IBM-Cognos-Audit-Data) [![](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-492042958-jpg/images/cognos-powerplay.jpg) ](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/101941/Is-Cognos-PowerPlay-Dead) ### [Is Cognos PowerPlay Dead?](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/101941/Is-Cognos-PowerPlay-Dead) by [Rick Ryan](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/author/rick-ryan) on January 30, 2014 *By Paul Hausser, [Envisn, Inc.](https://www.envisn.com/)*Introduced in 1990, Cognos PowerPlay set a new standard in terms of both ease of use and power in decision support technology. It quickly became the leading product in... [Read More](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/101941/Is-Cognos-PowerPlay-Dead) [![](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-394601252-jpg/images/10-painted.jpg) ](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/100996/IOD-2013-What-s-New-in-Cognos-10) ### [IOD 2013 - What’s New in Cognos 10](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/100996/IOD-2013-What-s-New-in-Cognos-10) by [Rick Ryan](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/author/rick-ryan) on November 27, 2013 *November 27, 2013, by Paul Hausser, [Envisn, Inc.](https://www.envisn.com/)* In the three years since the introduction of Cognos 10 IBM Cognos has introduced a number of new things for the product including **Dynamic Cubes,...** [Read More](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/100996/IOD-2013-What-s-New-in-Cognos-10) [![](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-361697314-jpg/images/flying-machine.jpg) ](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/96111/The-Ultimate-Cognos-Answer-Machine) ### [The Ultimate Cognos Answer Machine](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/bid/96111/The-Ultimate-Cognos-Answer-Machine) by [Rick Ryan](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-cognos-blog/author/rick-ryan) on October 30, 2013 *October 29, 2013, By Rick Ryan, [Envisn, Inc.](https://www.envisn.com/)*Our [NetVisn](https://www.envisn.com/envisn-products/netvisn/) product was designed to go broad and deep in terms of providing Cognos administrators and developers with the ability to manage key tasks and... 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