We want to address the misinformation circulating around the future of IBM Cognos Analytics. Contrary to competitor claims, Cognos Analytics is not at the end of support—far from it. We remain fully committed to the continuous development and innovation of Cognos Analytics, reinforcing our core values of trust, openness, and integration.
Imagine how the world has changed over the years—while many other Business Intelligence (BI) platforms have disappeared, Cognos Analytics has continued to evolve, adapt, and lead, helping organizations unlock the power of their data. Fast forward to 2025, Cognos Analytics remains as strong as ever, delivering enterprise-grade reporting and analytics with artificial intelligence (AI) seamlessly integrated throughout the platform in the form of automated data preparation, AI-driven insights, AI assistant, or forecasting. Our senior offering manager Rodrigo wrote an amazing article on the next generation of BI and all the AI-powered features in Cognos Analytics today.
Looking ahead, IBM continues to make significant ongoing investments in Cognos Analytics, with the upcoming release of version 12.1.0 planned for Q2 2025, and many other releases to come. Additionally, a major update later this year will bring Gen-AI capabilities to the platform, further solidifying Cognos Analytics as a leading enterprise analytics solution.
As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, new Cognos Analytics versions are released frequently, bringing cutting-edge AI and automation capabilities. With each new version, older versions eventually reach End of Support (EOS) as part of IBM’s standard lifecycle policy. However, customers always retain their rights to use older versions, though we strongly recommend modernizing to the latest release to ensure ongoing support and access to the latest innovations.
For those who need additional time to upgrade, we offers Extended Support options for older versions before their EOL date, ensuring customers can continue receiving critical support while planning their transition to a newer release.
Cognos Analytics is evolving, not ending, and we encourage everyone to look beyond rumors and instead focus on IBM’s track record of delivering trusted, enterprise-grade analytics solutions.
Stay tuned—exciting developments are coming!