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How The Cloud Made ‘Data-Driven Culture’ Possible | Part 2: Cloud Adoption

BizAcuity

Fact: AWS started the first IaaS service with S3 back in 2006, which is still one of the most popular cloud platforms to date. The importance of customer analytics cannot be overstated in today’s world. IaaS is delivered by all the major players including AWS, Azure, Cisco, IBM, Oracle and Google. Platform as a Service (PaaS).

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Web Analytics: Frequently Asked Questions And Direct Answers

Occam's Razor

See #1 in this post from 2006: Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Metrics, Tips & Best Practices. My friend Matthew Tod called it Customer Analytics. Dan Rice: How can competitive intelligence be used to estimate competitors' conversions? I am sorry but this is almost always a complete and utter waste of time.