App Annie, the highly successful app analytics startup, just released the latest version of its flagship offering. The new edition introduces several features, including a mobile app that lets users to keep track of their apps’ performance on the go.

The App Annie Analytics client application is joined by a set of APIs that enable organizations to plug the tool into their databased and conveniently important iOS, Android, Mac App Store, and Amazon app performance data. Other improvements include an Hourly Rankings dashboard that tracks App Store rankings, and a collaboration widget that makes it easier for users to share data with their colleagues.

“We began App Annie with the vision of creating a secure, comprehensive solution that allows publishers to track, analyze and manage sales and download data for their apps across multiple app stores and geographies,” said App Annie chief exec Bertrand Schmitt. “In order to bring that vision to life, we invested heavily in developing the App Annie Analytics mobile app and API. Armed with these free-to-use tools, in addition to our updated Analytics offering, we think app publishers worldwide can make better, smart decisions and take their apps to the next level.”

App Annie serves 90 of the top 100 iOS publishers, and collects data from more than 250,000 applications. The company claims that its service tracked over 20 billion downloads with $3.2 billion in revenues to date.

Data-driven DevOps solutions are gaining traction among developers for the same reasons Hadoop is being increasingly adopted by enterprises. Jeff Healy, the director of product marketing at HP Vertica, provided his take on this trend in a recent interview with SiliconANGLE’s Kyt Dotson.

Healy believes that the Internet of Things is main driver behind data-driven DevOps. He predicts that the rapid growth of sensory data volumes will continue to raise interest levels over the next few years.