an observation: this time it seems (to me) that your goal was to PR BLVD project, did they pay you for that? J/K! ;)
OK, seriously- if you're still available for the further discussions- let's discuss next time the enterprise-scale systems, those required ownership of web analytics data?
I told you for example I can't suggest using Google Analytics or any its web hosted clone ("better" or "worst" I don't care) to my company, 'coz I need the system that puts the data to a database installed on my server, so I'll have access to this data for any other purpose, not only to see these sexy reports in my web browser ;)
BLVD Status is the main protagonist of this post as it is new, thus news worthy. I discussed Google Analytics when it first came out, and will eventually write a review of Microsoft’s adCenter Analytics.
Piwik is not new... and, at least until recently, presented significant scalability concerns, as noted in a Web Analytics discussion group post by Matthieu Aubry, one of the developers:
... piwik has not been yet optimized for med to high traffic and this is in our roadmap for this summer. I wouldn't recommend using piwik for websites that have more than 10k visits a *day*.
I think the best take away would be that Web Analytics reporting needs are varied, as are the tools available to support reporting and interpretation. While I mentioned various tools above, I only scratched the surface. There is no one right tool – the answer depends on a company's potential competitive advantage from Web Analytics and the resources (people, time, money) available to invest. If Web Analytics is important, than a company really needs to do due diligence before committing to a solution. Naturally, there are consultants like me available to help them through the selection process.
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an observation: this time it seems (to me) that your goal was to PR BLVD project, did they pay you for that? J/K! ;)
OK, seriously- if you're still available for the further discussions- let's discuss next time the enterprise-scale systems, those required ownership of web analytics data?
I told you for example I can't suggest using Google Analytics or any its web hosted clone ("better" or "worst" I don't care) to my company, 'coz I need the system that puts the data to a database installed on my server, so I'll have access to this data for any other purpose, not only to see these sexy reports in my web browser ;)
Today we're seriously considering the use of http://piwik.org project, I suggest you to have a look at this article on ReadWriteWeb:
"Piwik: Open Source Google Analytics Alternative"
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/piwik_goog...
thank you in advance. Andrey
BLVD Status is the main protagonist of this post as it is new, thus news worthy. I discussed Google Analytics when it first came out, and will eventually write a review of Microsoft’s adCenter Analytics.
Piwik is not new... and, at least until recently, presented significant scalability concerns, as noted in a Web Analytics discussion group post by Matthieu Aubry, one of the developers:
I think the best take away would be that Web Analytics reporting needs are varied, as are the tools available to support reporting and interpretation. While I mentioned various tools above, I only scratched the surface. There is no one right tool – the answer depends on a company's potential competitive advantage from Web Analytics and the resources (people, time, money) available to invest. If Web Analytics is important, than a company really needs to do due diligence before committing to a solution. Naturally, there are consultants like me available to help them through the selection process.