Comparing to Cognos Query Studio and Cognos Analysis Studio

With so many options for business users, how do we know which tool to use? The best approach for making this decision is to consider the similarities and differences between the options available. In order to help us do so, we can use the following table:

Feature	Query Studio	Analysis Studio	Cognos Workspace Advanced
Ad hoc reporting	X		X
Ad hoc analysis		X	X
Basic charting	X	X	X
Advanced charting			X
Basic filtering	X	X	X
Advanced filtering			X
Basic calculations	X	X	X
Advanced calculations			X
Properties pane			X
External data			X
Freeform design			X

As you can see from the table, all three products have basic charting, basic filtering, and basic calculation features. Also, we can see that Cognos Query Studio and Cognos Workspace Advanced both have ad hoc reporting capabilities, while Cognos Analysis Studio and Cognos Workspace Advanced both have ad hoc analysis capabilities. In addition to those...