05/12/2008

John Daniel Associates (JDA), a Platinum Reseller and accredited Cognos partner, has announced the release of the first Cognos 8 Business Intelligence (BI) book, IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide.

ebizQ received the following:

The book is published by McGraw-Hill and is the only book IBM Cognos recognizes as official representation of its Cognos 8 BI solution. The book is authored by Dan Volitich, president and owner of John Daniel Associates. It debuts today at Cognos Forum 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, it is available on various popular online bookstores.

The book is targeted for readers seeking assistance in technical aspects of the IBM Cognos 8 BI solution implementation. It also yields benefit to business readers who may be seeking greater insight to the Performance Management market and how their organization may benefit by such a solution. It provides technical guidance, examples, tips, and best practices for successful implementation.

"We were honored to be asked to author this book. Our long-standing partnership and technical depth with the IBM Cognos 8 BI solution made this book a good fit. It is our sincere desire that the reader will benefit in the deployment of the IBM Cognos 8 BI solution and yield greater understanding of the various studios and functionality offered in each chapter. Most importantly, we are hopeful that Cognos clients' businesses realize return to their business through better decision-making, because that is really what this is all about," said Dan Volitich, president and owner of John Daniel Associates, Inc.