1. Enterprise GIS Architecture Deployment Options
July 26, 2012
Enterprise GIS Architecture Deployment Options
Andrew Sakowicz

2. Introduction Andrew Sakowicz Esri Professional Services

3. Audience Audience Level: Architects Developers Administrators
Project Managers
Level:
Beginner / Intermediate

4. Agenda Design process Deployment options Resources
Enterprise GIS Architecture Deployment Options
Design process
Deployment options
Resources

5. ArcGIS – A complete integrated system
Cloud
Enterprise
Local
Discover
Create
Manage
Visualize
Analyze
Collaborate
Mobile
Desktop
Web

6. Choosing the option that's right for you

7. Architecture design process

8. The Open Group Architecture Framework

9. Phase A: Architecture Vision

10. Phase B: Business Architecture
Business Objectives
GIS-Supported Operations
Time horizon
Real-time data
Security
Business continuity

11. Phase C: Application Architecture
Application Patterns
Real-time data
Security
Performance SLA
Data confidentiality

12. Phase C: Application Architecture
Data
Management
A Complete Integrated System
Planning & Analysis
Field Mobility
Operational Awareness
Constituent Engagement
Transform Data Into Actionable Information
Collect, Organize, & Exchange Data
Get Information Into and Out of the Field
Disseminate Information Where and When it is Needed
Get Feedback and Make Informed Decisions
Geodatabase
Geoprocessing
Mobile
Web api’s
Web api’s
Geodatabase
Desktop
Server
Online

13. Phase C: Data Architecture
Data updates
Static vs. dynamic
Incremental vs. replace
Confidentiality
Recovery Objectives

14. Phase D: Technology Architecture
Physical infrastructure
IT standards
Hardware capacity
Hardware redundancy

15. Architecture topology options

16. Centralized Architecture
Single data center = lower cost
Performance depends on network:
good bandwidth and low latency

17. Performance factors Required bandwidth: Network transport time:
Response size (Mb)
Throughput (req/hr)
Network transport time:
Effective bandwidth
No need to calculate it manually, System Designer Tool does it for you

18. Performance Factors
Network transport time
Impact of service and return type on network transport time
Compression
Content, e.g., Vector vs. Raster
Return type, e.g., JPEG vs. PNG

19. Distributed Architecture
Multiple datacenters = higher costs
Might require complex replication and
synchronization process
Good performance-local
application and data

20. Data replication considerations
Requirements
GDB Replication1
FGDB copy/paste
RDBMS Replication
RDBMS clone
Disk Block-level
Geopgraphic area and selected layers ü
Mixed DBMS
Geodatabase aware
Many to Many
Incremental Edits
Large Truncate/Reload ü2
Near Time
Downtime: 0
Downtime: 5-60 min 1-
3rd party product integrated through Esri API 2-
Consider disconnected synchronization if network has high latency

21. Application architecture deployment options

22. ArcGIS Desktop Design considerations Overview: Design Considerations:
Full range of GIS tools
Design Considerations:
Desktop processing requirements
User location relative to the data
Available network bandwidth
System Administration (installs, upgrades)

23. ArcGIS Desktop deployment options
LAN – standard deployment
ArcGIS Desktop
ArcGIS Desktop
ArcGIS Server
ArcSDE, FGDB

24. ArcGIS Desktop deployment options
WAN – Citrix compression
Citrix Server
ArcGIS Desktop
ArcSDE, FGDB
Citrix Client
Citrix Client
Performance depends image
Compression and bandwidth
Citrix Client
Citrix Client

25. ArcGIS Server Web Applications
ArcGIS API for Silverlight
ArcGIS API for Flex
ArcGIS API for JavaScript

26. ArcGIS Server Web Applications
API Choice
Development Expertise
Flex aligns with Java developers
Silverlight aligns with .NET developers
JavaScript aligns with HTML/JavaScript developers
Plug in requirements
Flex and Silverlight require plug-in installation
Need to consider policies for plug-in usage
Download for API
JavaScript requires connectivity to Esri for API download (method is available to establish locally)

27. Smartphones and Tables
Feature Service
Microsoft Windows Phone
Android
iOS

28. Mobile devices Design considerations Always vs. sometimes connected
Mobile data service
Design considerations
Always vs. sometimes connected
Getting data on to the devices
Managing synchronization timing
ArcPad
ArcGIS for Windows Mobile
Rugged Devices

29. ArcGIS Server deployment options

30. ArcGIS Server
Single ArcGIS Server machine

31. ArcGIS Server
High availability configuration

32. Geodatabase deployment options

33. Which database to select?
Follow your IT standards, expertise and cost
DBMS impact on overall performance is typically low
< 20% of total response time

34. Geodatabase editing Pros: Cons: Better security Improved performance
Production and Publication
Pros:
Better security
Improved performance
Additional hardware capacity
Cons:
Requires replication
Additional hardware
Viewers
Viewers
Editors
Production
(Versioned GDB)
1-Way Replication
Publication
(Read only)

35. Geodatabase editing Pros: Cons: Better security Improved performance
Internal and external web editing
Pros:
Better security
Improved performance
Additional hardware capacity
Cons:
Requires replication
Additional hardware
Web editors
Viewers
Editors
Internal
(Versioned GDB)
2-Way Replication Geodata Service
External
(Versioned GDB)

36. Virtualization options

37. Virtualization Methods
Server Virtualization
abstraction of the underlying physical system: storage, processors and memory and operating systems
Session Virtualization
multiple users share a single operating system and set of installed applications.
Desktop Virtualization
centralized remote desktop computing architecture leveraging server virtualization as the back-end computing infrastructure.

38. Server Virtualization Benefits
An effective mechanism to reduce server counts
Faster deployment
Better resource utilization

39. Server Virtualization Efficiency

40. Cloud deployment options

41. Cloud deployment options

42. Cloud deployment options
Internal site
Private Virtual Cloud
VPN
VPN
External users
Internal ICloud
Esri Managed Services
-ArcGIS Server
-Geodatabase
ArcGISOnline
-Portal for ArcGIS
-Tile and Feature Services
Public users

43. Environment options

44. System Environment Types
Network Load Balancer
Network Load Balancer
Development Systems
Reflect Production as closely as possible but without full scalability
Production Systems

45. System Designer tool

46. System Designer Solution Architecture design tool
Gathering requirements
Designing
Capacity: CPU, Network, Memory
Reporting

47. System Designer
Provides solution templates for quick analysis

48. Demo: System Designer

49. User name: eist Password: eXwJkh9N Download Tools
Open Windows Explorer (not browser).
In the Address Bar enter ftp://ftp.esri.com/.
Right-click and select Login As (or click Alt F and select Login As from the File).
Enter your user name and password:
User name: eist
Password: eXwJkh9N
Click Log On.
Follow Installation Guide.
Report bugs and provide feedback:

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