Posts Tagged ‘analytics

So, In my ongoing effort to be more transparent about the data that I find in GrabPERF, I have produced an Excel spreadsheet of Jan 21 – Feb 18 2006 Aggregated Data.
Top Twenty – Performance

Top Twenty – Availability

I hope to post this data more frequently in the future.
Technorati Tags: GrabPERF, Web Performance, Performance Indicators, analytics, [...]

If anyone wants to know why I am proud of GrabPERF, this graph should give you a clue.

Every hour, an aggregated value is produced for every test url. Counting up the Geometric Mean aggregations on a daily basis, the growth line is pretty amazing.
Doing a rough calculation, the system has grown from testing 40 urls [...]

Looks like Jeremy Wright and Darren Rowse have their own beefs with Google Blahnalytics (Term Courtesy of Jeremy Wright).
Gee Google, these two guys are opinion-shapers. I think maybe you should come out and say that there are issues.
Or say something.
Anything?
Or are your Overlords at the NSA still pawing over the data and won’t let you [...]

Help Center: Supporting Google Analytics.
How long does it take to see report data after adding the tracking code?
After you first install the tracking code, it may take several hours for report data to appear in your account. Google Analytics generally updates your reports every hour, but data can take up to 6 hours to appear [...]

So, you think that Google Analytics is hot and cool?
So, have you had any visitors yet?
I haven’t.
But hey, what about those silly Web server logs that say that I have had many, many visitors?
We are the Google; your data cannot be tracked; therefore, it is irrelevant.
So far, I am not impressed.
And I am not alone. [...]

Google, if you are going to launch a Web service, better make sure it’s up and available for your customers so that they can evangelize it.

It may be good…when I can get to it.

SAP: Opacity Rules!

In: smp

21 May 2005

If you thought this was bad, SAP strives to exceed its previous level of obsfucation.
Nicholas Carr quotes from the transcripts at the Boston SAP Sapphire conference.
Let’s look through this thing. Remember we had the fridge. We decided to retire the fridge. We’re going to talk about a new metaphor from now on. What is NetWeaver [...]

Google drops price for Urchin Web Analytics. [here and here and here and here]
StatCounter gives me what I need, thanks.

Fight the Bull: More BS

In: smp

28 Apr 2005

The Bullfighters at work.

Press Release
Source: SAP AG
SAP Launches More Than 100 Industry-specific Analytic Applications
Tuesday April 26, 4:00 am ET
SAP(R) Analytics Deliver on Enterprise Services Architecture Commitment COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP – News) today unveiled more than 100 industry-specific analytic applications that empower users with innovative new ways to drive [...]

Back in November, I mentioned that I was working on the idea of new ways to benchmark the success of online businesses in today’s more mature operational environment. I am still working on the base ideas, but a colleague of mine has helped me coalesce some ideas, and they are now forming the foundation of [...]


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