1. A method for providing usage data for a software application, feature, or function (AFF) based on consumption of data, comprising: running said software application, feature, or function (AFF) on a host computer producing data store activities on said computer; monitoring said data store activities associated with running said AFF on said host computer; cross-referencing said data store activities against data consumption from running said AFF on said computer host; and producing usage data based upon said cross-referencing.