Usage Analysis Processing in Windows SharePoint Services Sites

It is a common requirement to gather information around the Windows SharePoint site usage. Organizations prefer to find out what the popular sites in their organizations are or what external WSS sites attract the most number of visitors. This will provide information necessary for an organization to identify the important sites in their environment and properly manage them with extra resources if necessary.

Windows SharePoint Services contains several components available from out of the box to collecting information regarding site usage. Usage Analysis Processing is one of the components providing usage reports on Windows SharePoint Services sites. This information will help organizations to identify which sites and sub sites are visited most.

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