If you use Cognos from IBM, then Maximo fix pack 7.1.1.6 now supports Cognos reporting. I have heard a lot about Cognos, but I have yet to use it. If you do use it, how do you like it? Is it easy to use or is there a steep learning curve? [IBM Support]
Maximo Cognos integration
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I am a certified Cognos developer so I might be bias but Cognos is a lot easier to work with for newbees than BIRT. I have just started the Cognos integration with Maximo so I will find out first hand whether this works OK. I am certain that IBM at some point will phase out BIRT in Maximo as Cognos is their strategic reporting tool.