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1. A N A P L A N
Anaplan vs IBM Cognos® TM1
A n a p l a n P ro d u c t C o m p a r i s o n
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2. Table of Contents
Introduction! 3
Technology! 5
Time to Value! 8
Adaptability! 14
Cost of Ownership! 15
Summary! 16
About the Author! 17
Nomenclature! 18
Technical Products Reference! 19
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3. Introduction
Traditional on-premise enterprise vendors struggle to solve the challenges of the
Business Analysts today who need to perform dynamic planning and analysis in a
volatile business environment. On-premise solutions are expensive, requiring costly
consultants and heavy IT involvement with huge maintenance and support bills. The
solutions are rigid resulting in weeks and months to make simple changes, with long IT
queues, out of synch data, and constant rework. Users are constantly frustrated with
disjointed, manual, and static tools that require downtime for updates and upgrades.
In parallel two additional phenomena are occurring.
• IT is oversubscribed: IT is struggling to keep pace with the growing demands of the
business and today’s existing IT queues are strangling IT productivity and credibility.
• Enterprise users want easy to use, instant access, collaborative tools for the “front
lines”. Business users consume personal products with modern and clean user
interfaces that provide a self service experience like Facebook®, Dropbox®, Skype®,
etc. They expect the same type of user experience from their enterprise software.
Enter Anaplan, the next generation of business performance management in the cloud.
Anaplan is the self-service platform that connects your front lines across a broad set of
use cases, liberating IT, and saving the organization both time and money.
It is the revolutionary new platform which democratizes design and process
development that was previously constrained by an army of consultants and complex
tools. Business Analysts manning the front lines of the enterprise are now empowered
by Anaplan to design, build, and deploy business applications. The result, performance
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4. improvements and top line productivity gains without putting more demands on
stressed and undermanned IT organizations.
Anaplan is built using the latest innovative technology and is a disruptor to the
outdated, on-premise architecture of IBM Cognos® TM1. Organizations that are
looking to IBM Cognos® TM1 to build enterprise scale applications, running complex
calculations in driver based models with thousands of contributors, will find all of those
capabilities in Anaplan - only now models can be built by Business Analysts, business
logic and metadata changes can be done in real-time, and models can be built in days,
not months. In addition, Anaplan will contain increased mobile, predictive, and social
capabilities making it the leading comprehensive platform to support the needs of the
modern enterprise user.
Anaplan Key Advantages
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5. Technology
Anaplan is Built Using Innovative, Web 2.0
Technology
Anaplan was built from the ground up to be a cloud based platform. Further, what
differentiates Anaplan from other products are the patent pending innovations that
allow Annaplanners to build enterprise scale, instantly adaptable, high performing
applications with a modern user experience.
Anaplan’s cloud based architecture yields many distinct advantages, especially when
compared to the on-premise architecture of IBM Cognos® TM1. The cloud shifts the
management of infrastructure away from scarce organizational IT resources and
Business Analysts can build applications without having to go through the IT queue.
Anaplan takes IBM Cognos® TM1 head on in terms of enterprise scale, performance,
and calculation speeds across massive data and user volumes but with added flexibility
and a modern user experience via the following innovations:
Business Analysts can change their models ON THE FLY
•The in-memory database system stores its data in main-memory
without trafficking through a database, enabling faster processing speeds
over larger, more complex data sets. You can make changes (add/delete
dimensions, rename objects, change calcs, etc) and they are instantly
updated throughout the model.
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6. Inputs into large, complex models are INSTANT
•When a user changes input data in Anaplan it is submitted using a
patent pending HyperBlock technology. This technology uses highly
selective logic to pinpoint specific data elements to be changed and then
only traffics the minimal data packet in a single round trip back to the
server. Recalculation time is typically under a second.
Anaplan users have a MODERN, CLEAN USER EXPERIENCE
• Anaplan is built on a scalable, open architecture using a Java 2
Platform, HTML, Javascript, and 64 Bit. Anaplan will support the new
HTML 5 and will be fully functional on a broad range of mobile devices.
Anaplan’s application builder allows for RAPID DEVELOPMENT
• Anaplan uses multi-stage execution to create a modeling environment
that supports parallel computation. This innovation enables rapid, “tool
of thought” application development.
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7. Contrary to Anaplan’s innovative, cloud based technology, IBM Cognos® TM1 relies
upon on-premise architecture dating back to the 1980‘s. Founded in 1983 and acquired
by IBM® in 2008, the underlying technology has remained the same; on-premise
architecture with in-memory calculation engine for aggregating data.
The ability to aggregate data in-memory with IBM Cognos® TM1 is a key benefit when
compared to other on-premise products like Oracle Hyperion® Essbase, but not when
compared to a cloud based planning platform like Anaplan. On-premise still means
that model updates, metadata updates, and product updates need to be coordinated
across IT resources and result in end user outages. Overall, Anaplan’s cloud is more
cost-effective, less disruptive to the business, and easier to manage from an
infrastructure and product update perspective.
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8. Time to Value
Implementations in Days and Weeks
Business Self Service
Easy to Adopt
“Single Platform vs Stack of Products”
The simplicity of Anaplan’s single platform removes the complexity that is required to
develop and maintain solutions in the on-premise world. In Anaplan, there is one
platform for both development and end user consumption, no infrastructure to support,
and all model and data changes are instant. It is the single place to build your planning
models, interactive dashboards, and manage your enterprise metadata. The impact to
the business is that a collaborative team can now change assumptions, add scenarios,
and create multiple sandbox versions on the fly in Anaplan without scaling limitations
or change latency. The platform is easy to use and allows the business user to design,
build, and deploy applications in days and weeks, not months.
Contrast Anaplan’s single platform with the IBM Cognos ® world; there are more
products to support, multiple levels of infrastructure to install and manage, and change
is not instantly reflected but must be coordinated across people (IT consultants),
software products, and infrastructure. Tiered infrastructure and multiple products add
to the complexity in managing and staffing IBM Cognos® TM1 implementations.
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9. First of all, IBM Cognos® TM1 infrastructure requires that IT technicians have expertise
in tuning and managing a multi-tier, on-premise environment such as the illustration
below. Additional enterprise infrastructure will include Development, UAT,
Production, and Disaster Recovery servers.
Secondly, from a tooling perspective, IBM Cognos® is represented by many products:
• IBM Cognos® TM1 Architect: stand alone
client and design interface for creating
multi-dimensional cubes
• Turbo Integrator: used to extract, transform,
and load data into the cubes.
• IBM Cognos® TM1 Contributor: planning
web interface
• IBM Cognos® TM1 Web: alternative web
interface
• IBM Cognos® Framework Manager: data
modeler needed to integrate with IBM
Cognos® BI
• IBM Cognos® BI: report authoring
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10. The impact to the business is that IBM Cognos® TM1 projects are much more complex,
require many more resources, and take significantly longer to implement than a similar
project in Anaplan.
“Enables Business Self Service”
In Anaplan business applications are rapidly built by Business Analysts using a natural
business language without having to be concerned about the underlying infrastructure.
IBM Cognos® solutions are developed by consultants across a range of products (ie IBM
Cognos® TM1, IBM Cognos® BI, etc) with each product requiring unique IT skill-sets
and IT infrastructure support teams.
Anaplan is geared to the Business Analyst with power spreadsheet skills along with the
deep domain knowledge to build and deploy business applications.
Business Self Service with Anaplan:
• Familiar Business Language: Excel-like formulas for powerful multi-dimensional
modeling
• Quick Skills Ramp: 2-3 day ramp for a Business Analyst with Excel spreadsheet
skills
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11. • Clean, Simple User Experience: similar to today’s consumer software (Twitter®,
Facebook®, Dropbox®, Google Apps®, etc.) Anaplan presents the user with a
simple interface while hiding the complexity below the surface.
• Real-Time Modeling: Business Analysts can easily make changes to assumptions,
business logic, and add scenarios on the fly to manage today’s rapidly changing
business environment. "
• Sophisticated Data Load Interface: Business Analysts can easily import data
using the elegantly designed Anaplan data loader. Anaplan’s data loader is more
intuitive than the script based Turbo Integrator of IBM Cognos® TM1
In contrast, IBM Cognos® TM1 is more focused on enterprise IT and uses a proprietary
syntax and scripting language. It is harder to build TM1 applications because it’s not a
natural transition from a spreadsheet environment and it requires dedicated application
specific skills. Building products across planning and analytics for IBM Cognos®
requires the Configuration Army:
The Configuration Army
•The TM1 skill-set is typically an IT or consulting resource with
experience building cubes/dimensions/applications/etc in IBM
Cognos® TM1 Architect’s scripting language called Turbo Integrator.
Log files are used for application configuration and the services can
be stopped and started through the Windows services. The web
interface is then configured using a separate tool called IBM
Cognos® TM1 Contributor
•Consulting and IT resources are needed to integrate data between
IBM Cognos® TM1 and IBM Cognos® BI using IBM Cognos®
Framework Manager
•Consulting and IT resources are needed to author reports in Cognos
BI. Data modeling and report authoring skills are needed.
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12. •Consulting and IT resources are needed to manage infrastructure,
install/configure software, support application developers, facilitate
patches and upgrades, and run backups/restores/disaster
recoveries.
The time to value difference also exists in the proof of concept process. The Anaplan
Challenge is a 2-3 day process where the pre-sales team will prototype a customer’s
most complex spreadsheet model, free of charge. The process takes days with little
disruption to the business. On the other hand, the IBM Cognos® TM1 process requires
more time, commitment, and investigative costs from the customer.
“Easier to Adopt”
The Anaplan adoption strategy is to quickly up-skill the Business Analyst with a short
training period, and then follow with a best in class customer service and technical
support. Each Anaplanner has immediate access to a support structure and design
team as they transition from existing applications to the new cloud based designs.
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13. The Anaplan Adoption Strategy
" "
" " Always Connected:
• Anaplan Guru Station - customers can book 1 hour model
design review appointments with any guru
Customer Service • Live Chat to immediately engage with an Anaplan guru
• Skype® Access - immediate support through Skype®
• Telephone Assistance - Anaplan support via telephone
" " Rich Online Support Resources:
• Anapedia comprehensive online help is available 24 x 7 x
365
Online Help Content • On-demand video training for more advanced topics and
self-paced courses is provided via the Anaplan University
site
• Sample Model Library for partners and customers
" " Community Edited Support Content:
• “Go to the crowd”: Anaplanners can search by topic, post
topics and see answers to platform design and
implementation questions from customers, Anaplan gurus,
Community and other partners on the Anaplan Forums site
" " Advanced Training:
• Anaplanners can participate in additional levels of
advanced training for multi-dimensional design
Advanced Training
IBM® and other implementation partners rely on long range projects with significant
services revenue. Even with IBM®’s help content, the level of complexity is much
greater with IBM Cognos® so you likely need to reach out to an IBM® consultant or
partner which results in incremental services cost.
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14. Adaptability
Anaplan’s Blueprint and The Hub Allow Business
Analysts to Adapt in REAL-TIME
Anaplan’s cloud based, in-memory architecture is designed to handle change; the
Anaplan Blueprint manages a range of model changes in real-time and the Anaplan
Hub keeps the constantly changing enterprise metadata in synch.
The Anaplan Hub updates and synchronizes all downstream models on demand
making sharing and synchronizing common lists straightforward. The Hub allows the
business to rapidly build applications using shared lists preventing them from building
applications that cannot connect.
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15. IBM Cognos® TM1 is more static when it comes to making changes. Change requests
must be submitted through the IT queue and scarce IT resources must coordinate that
change across on-premise products. As stated previously, change in the on-premise
world of IBM Cognos® TM1 is neither instant nor simple.
Cost of Ownership
TCO is Much Lower with Anaplan’s Cost Per User Pricing
Anaplan’s pricing structure is an example of how a cloud based software company is
disrupting a long established enterprise vendor model. The Anaplan pricing structure
is a shift from the costly infrastructure, software licenses, and services model that is a
large component of IBM®’s yearly revenue. IBM® sells software, services, and
enterprise infrastructure and an IBM Cognos® TM1 implementation will involve all 3
components. However, in Anaplan the infrastructure costs are removed, consulting
costs are absorbed by internal Business Analyst resources, and software costs are a
“scale as you go” model based on number of users.
Cost Dynamics of Anaplan vs IBM Cognos® TM1
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16. Summary
In today’s volatile market conditions, enterprises struggle to accurately forecast
performance and execute on their strategy. The ability to respond in the moment to
constantly changing conditions is mandatory, yet continues to elude the majority of
organizations, despite huge investments in Enterprise Performance Management
Software.
IBM TMI is characteristic of traditional EPM on-premise software designed for a
different era - complex, inaccessible to the average business user, requiring specialist IT
support, armies of consultants, and year long implementation cycles. In addition,
hundreds of thousands of dollars must be spent in upfront license fees, annual
maintenance costs, and additional infrastructure and software.
Anaplan changes the game for Enterprise Performance Management. It is the next
generation EPM Cloud Platform designed for business users to build, and deploy their
own rich applications. For the first time users can edit and change business models on
the fly - add scenarios, versions, update calculations, change structure, edit lists and
hierarchies, all without IT support.
Not only intuitive and easy to use, Anaplan is built from the ground up, to leverage
cloud technology, in memory computing, and multi threaded processing, delivering
unsurpassed levels of performance and scale.
At the heart of Anaplan’s design, is a unified platform, enabling a broad community of
users to collaborate in real time across complete processes, crucially ensuring the
integrity of underlying data.
Time to value, instant access, instant collaboration, and instant visibility is the mandate
for driving a new level of Enterprise Performance. Anaplan sets a new paradigm for the
way business performance applications should be bought, designed and consumed.
IBM®, Cognos®, and IBM Cognos® are trade names, trademarks, and/or service marks of IBM®
Corporation or its subsidiaries and affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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17. About the Author
Josh King
Josh is Anaplan’s director of pre-sales working with
customers to utilize Anaplan across a broad set of
use cases and to help with the every day challenges
of planning in today’s complex organization.
Prior to Anaplan Josh worked at IBM® and
managed the internal Business Analytics TM1
Development Team responsible for building TM1
planning and forecasting solutions for IBM®’s
world wide finance teams. Before IBM®, Josh
" worked with a Cognos® Platinum Partner leading
" " " " large Cognos® BI and Cognos® Enterprise
" " " " Planning implementations across a range of
" " " " industries.
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18. Nomenclature
• Dimension Management (MDM) - tools and processes that manage key dimensions
across your enterprise. Example: a process and/or tool for making changes to your
account dimension to be used in expense planning and reporting
• Cloud based Computing - users access applications through a web browser,
applications are managed by the cloud provider (Anaplan), and data is securely stored
in the cloud configuration
• In-Memory Analytics - create, store, manage, and retrieve data in main-memory
without using a hard disk. In-memory analytics enables processing speeds that are
significantly faster than traditional disc-based database systems.
• Multi-Tenant Data Architecture - Anaplan’s architecture that is configured to enable
multiple client organizations to run a single instance of software on a shared server.
Anaplan’s architecture reduces overhead costs and improves performance without
compromising security.
• The BluePrint - Anaplan’s single interface for managing the logic of your model
(formulas, linking of data across modules, formatting, dimensions, versions, time, etc).
The Blueprint is a live environment, meaning any changes made in the Blueprint are
instantly reflected throughout the model
• The Hub - Anaplan’s central repository for managing lists across the enterprise. Lists
are synchronized and easily shared via the Anaplan Hub
• Business Performance Management (BPM) - a set of management and analytic
processes, supported by technology, that enable businesses to define strategic goals
and then measure and manage performance against those goals
• Metadata - the design and specification of data structures
• Product Stack - software products that have been brought together (typically through
acquisitions) under a single vendor umbrella to deliver a set of capabilities to end
users
• Point Solution - ancillary software products that are widely used throughout the
organization to fix a specific problem or implement a new service quickly (examples:
sales compensation or quota planning software package)
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19. Technical Products Reference
• Anaplan - cloud based platform that leverages a large scale in-memory, multi-
dimensional modeling system to build planning, forecasting, and dashboard solutions
that are integrated in real time.
• IBM Cognos® TM1 - formerly Applix, TM1 is enterprise planning software used to
implement planning, budgeting, and forecasting solutions. Data is stored in
multidimensional OLAP cubes and installation is done on the customer’s servers.
TM1 is comprised of multiple development tools including IBM Cognos® TM1
Architect for modeling, IBM Cognos® TM1 Contributor for configuring the web
interface, and TM1 Web for an alternative web interface.
• IBM Cognos® 10 (IBM Cognos® BI) - IBM®’s business intelligence solutions
including query and reporting, analysis, scorecarding, dashboarding
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