Patent ID: 8869036

Claim:
A machine-implemented method for troubleshooting an analytics configuration, the method comprising: receiving real-time traffic data for a web page of a web site; retrieving a historical traffic data for the web page from a memory element provided by a persistent tier; determining a difference between the real-time traffic data and the historical web site traffic data; obtaining information on a modification to the web page or the web site, the information including a timestamp, by one of: obtaining the timestamp included in the web page or the web site; receiving and analyzing upload and download logs of a file system or server that includes the web site; or receiving a comparison of a previous version of a web page with a current version of the web page associated with the real-time traffic data; determining whether the obtained information on the modification is associated with the determined difference between the real-time traffic data and the historical traffic data based on the time stamp; and sending the determination on the association responsive to determining that the modification is associated with the difference.