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IBM is making changes to the Cognos Analytics Continuing Support program. Continuing Support provides non-defect support for known issues beyond the EOS date for a given version of Cognos Analytics. For Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) I version 10.2.x, Continuing Support will not be provided after December 31st , 2022. Existing customers retain their right to use the older versions but are advised to modernize to a newer version of Cognos Analytics if they wish to retain support coverage.
A variety of IBM services options are available to help modernize your Cognos Analytics (BI) environments. These includes packages to assess, plan, or execute a version upgrade, or to fully modernize to a container-based infrastructure. Please contact your IBM sales representative or business partner if you have questions on how best to take advantage of these programs.
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- Will I be forced to upgrade? No, you will not be forced to upgrade. No changes are being made to customer’s Cognos Analytics entitlements, only to the Continuing Support program coverage.
- How much does it cost to upgrade? As long as you have active S&S, there is no cost for newer versions of Cognos Analytics.
- Why should I upgrade? Newer versions of Cognos Analytics provide higher performance, easier administration, better security, and a wider variety of deployment options like containers. In most cases, vendors are no longer supporting the hardware, operating systems, or applications being used with Cognos Analytics versions that are exiting Continuing Support, and this presents risks outside of the core database software.
- How can IBM help me upgrade? IBM provides services ranging from consultations on how to plan an upgrade to support on actual execution. Longer term options are also available, such as IBM Expertise Connect for Data & AI providing guidance and mentorship on both operational and strategic aspects of your data infrastructure.
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31 December 2021
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