IBM Cognos 8 Report
Studio Cookbook
Over 80 great recipes for taking control of Cognos 8
Report Studio
Abhishek Sanghani
P U B L I S H I N G
professional expertise distilled
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio Cookbook
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About the Author
Abhishek Sanghani was born in India and attended Mumbai University where he
majored in Computer Engineering. He began his career in 2004 as a Business Intelligence
and Cognos Consultant, and has worked with leading IT and Finance Services companies
since then.
He pursued Finance Management degree along with his work in the eld of Cognos
and BI, successfully progressing and winning awards and certications year after year.
Presently, he is working in the United Kingdom, utilizing his skills of Cognos, SQL, BI and
Data Warehousing. In his free time, he writes technical blogs and also provides
trainings/seminars on demand. This book is his rst attempt in technical authoring.
Mail ID: abhishek.sanghani@gmail.com
Blog: http://biandcognos.blogspot.com/
I would like to thank the entire PACKT Publishing team for helping this
endeavor. On the personal front, I am thankful to my loving wife Dolly for
all the support, and my friend and work mate Amma Manso for all the
valuable advice.
