30. The method of claim 24 comprising: receiving, from the client entity, data of distinct data systems associated with the client entity; processing the data from the distinct data systems for storage on the data storage system; and enabling access by the client entity to the processed data and by an analysis engine associated with the data storage system.
24. A method comprising: at a provider entity: storing data on a data storage system on behalf of a client entity, the data being accessible from the data storage system by the client entity; identifying, among the data, electronic communications at least some of which each include data identifying a sender or a receiver, the sender or receiver being an individual associated with the client entity; analyzing the data at discrete intervals, including: identifying one or more words or phrases that occur in one or more of the electronic communications and meet a threshold frequency of occurrence, and comparing the identified words or phrases to one or more words or phrases occurring in electronic communications analyzed at multiple previous discrete intervals; and at times determined by the provider, generating results of the analysis for use by the client entity at times determined based on the results of the analysis and the user's preferences for receiving information, the results indicating a characteristic of at least one of the individuals associated with the client entity, the characteristic being related to at least one of the identified words or phrases.