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

BizAcuity

IaaS is mainly used for developing softwares (testing and development, batch processing), hosting web applications and data analysis. 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.

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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. But if there is an opening, then there is one sure way to convince almost anyone (to use analytics or testing or WebTrends or surveys or whatever): Compute the economic value of following your recommendation.