
6 IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes
Figure 1-2 shows the lifecycle of a dynamic cube.
Figure 1-2 Dynamic cube lifecycle
1.2 Skillset requirements for IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes
To take advantage of Cognos Dynamic Cubes, three specific sets of skills are required:
modeling, Cognos administration, and infrastructure. A strong partnership with your database
administrator (DBA) can also contribute to a successful deployment.
1.2.1 Modeling
Cognos Dynamic Cubes is based on dimensionally modeled relational data that is structured
in a star or snowflake schema. As such, the key skill that is required to realize the full potential
of Cognos Dynamic Cubes is data modeling ...