Installation Methods

The SmarterStats architecture allows for multiple installation methods. For single Web sites, a desktop computer can access log files locally or remotely through FTP, UNC, and SAMBA on Windows and Linux servers. For larger companies or Hosting environments, the Enterprise edition adds remote agents for distributed architectures. Agents analyze log files remotely, allowing a single SmarterStats server to manage and report on up to 30,000 Web sites across an unlimited number of servers.

Performance and Stability

SmarterStats has been developed to be highly efficient and to run alongside other applications while processing log files transparently—without affecting the performance of the local computer or server. SmarterStats is highly configurable and can be adjusted to increase the speed in which Web sites are analyzed or balanced to mitigate any system impact. Historically, Web log analytics tools have been associated with heavy system overhead and instability problems. SmarterStats has effectively eliminated these concerns through the use of proprietary compression techniques, distributed processing, and the adoption of the .Net 3.5 framework.

Advanced Architecture for Performance

SmarterStats is cost-effective and increases performance over competing products by employing a highly efficient and proprietary database. As SmarterStats imports log files, the data is converted and compressed into the SmarterStats relational database—achieving up to an 85% reduction in disk space requirements. It is no longer necessary to store or archive log files because SmarterStats can regenerate them—or reproduce them in other supported formats.