Best way to implement Cognos

[Pickering, John (NORBORD)]

Byron

My platform answer is still the same but more data might change the
topology.

How many sites are we talking about?
What sort of users are the 10 users -- heads down, casual, 24x7??
How much and what sort of printed output will you generate?
Is there any aspect of the system for which the data is shared?
How often are sites added or dropped?
Is there truly no justification for PC's and a lan at each site?
Who would administer the remote boxes?
How big is the development staff?

Regards,
JWP

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Byron Welch [SMTP:byron.welch@creatcomp.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, October 23, 2001 11:07 AM
> To:	'Pickering, John (NORBORD)'
> Cc:	'Powerhouse List'
> Subject:	RE: Best way to implement Cognos
> 
> Thanks John/Neil,
> 
> These sites are primarily manufacturing plants with little or no network
> infrastructure.  Additionally I think a business connection to the
> Internet
> is somewhere between $200 - $500 per month ISDN or Cable modem.  Not to
> mention firewalls/routers/servers and PC's.  I may be wrong but I think it
> is cheaper to set up an independent server with terminals but hey that's
> why
> I am asking.  Before I get down to the actual number crunching I thought I
> would appeal to the group mind to line up my best options for research.
> All
> suggestions are welcome.
> 
>  
> 
> Byron Welch
> Creative Computing, Inc.
> 100 Middle Street
> Lincoln, RI 02865
> (401) 727-0183
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pickering, John (NORBORD) [mailto:PICKERIJ@norbord.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 10:21 AM
> To: 'Byron Welch'
> Cc: 'Powerhouse List'
> Subject: RE: Best way to implement Cognos
> 
> 
> Byron
> 
> Sounds like a posting designed to start a platform flame fest :-)
> 
> Do the "multiple locations" really need their own servers? Is there a
> political or other non-technical reason for not employing a biggish
> central
> server and wide area connections to it? Communications costs have fallen
> to
> the point where having one big box is probably cheaper and is certainly
> easier to manage.
> 
> But to contribute to the "my box is better than yours" thread that your
> original question started, of course a new N class HP e3000 with
> TurboImage
> would be the platform and database of choice. Let me know if you need help
> implementing this system.
> 
> Regards,
> JWP
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Byron Welch [SMTP:byron.welch@creatcomp.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, October 23, 2001 9:47 AM
> > To:	powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> > Subject:	Best way to implement Cognos
> > 
> > I am currently working with a customer who will be rolling out a
> > PowerHouse
> > application consisting of 200 screens 100 quiz and 50 Qtp to multiple
> > locations each location has about 10 concurrent users.  I am curious
> what
> > everyone thinks the most cost effective/reliable platform/database
> > combination would be for the one development location and the other run
> > time
> > locations?
> > 
> > Byron Welch
> > Creative Computing, Inc.
> > 100 Middle Street
> > Lincoln, RI 02865
> > (401) 727-0183
> >