I've noticed in my time on this list that it seems like the reliability of Wikimedia Analytics services is a bit spotty. I've worked in IT services, and our web and email servers' reliability seemed pretty good, comparable to the Wikimedia content delivery services. I'm curious if there is something about the nature of Analytics services that makes them inherently fragile, or if there is something about Wikimedia's particular configuration that is an issue. This isn't intended as criticism; I'm just curious.
Thanks for your work keeping this place running.
Pine