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This work is protected under United States copyright law and other international copyright treaties and conventions. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, except as expressly permitted in writing by Esri. All requests should be sent to Attention: Contracts and Legal Services Manager, Esri, 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA 92373-8100 USA.  \nThe information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.  \nEsri, the Esri globe logo, The Science of Where, ArcGIS, [esri.com](esri.com), and @esri.com are trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products or services mentioned herein maybe trademarks , service marks, or registered marks of their respective mark owners  \nWhat’s New (February 2023)  \nThis update includes minor corrections and clarifications, with some substantive updates to the “Enterprise Integration”article and a new article on “IT Infrastructure Monitoring.”  \nModifications  \nThe “Enterprise Integration” article was updated to clarify the recommended techniques when considering system integration with ArcGIS, and to clarify recommendations for achieving greater return on investment made on the integrations themselves.  \nA new article,“IT Infrastructure Monitoring,” provides an overview of the practice of identifying and diagnosing system and software issues. It also offers considerations for proactively responding to current or emerging infrastructure issues to prevent or minimize business interruption.  \nWe also reviewed and made minor updates to the remaining best practices to align with the latest Esri messaging. The content of most of the best practices, including their recommendations, remains unchanged.  \nIntroduction  \nYou can maximize the value of ArcGIS in the context of your organization’s goals, by applying the guidelines presented in these best practices and implementation approaches.  \nArchitecting ArcGIS  \nArcGIS is a system that connects maps, apps, data, and people in ways that help organizations make more informed and faster decisions. ArcGIS accomplishes this by making it easy for everyone in an organization to discover, use, make, and share maps from any device, anywhere, anytime. Furthermore, ArcGIS is designed to be flexible, offering these capabilities through multiple implementation patterns and approaches. Together, these capabilities and flexible approaches make it easier for you to extend the reach of GIS across the enterprise.  \nThis document presents some implementation guidelines in the form of a conceptual reference architecture diagram and associated best practice briefs. You can use these guidelines to maximize the value of your ArcGIS implementation and meet your organizational objectives.  \nConceptual Reference Architecture  \nThe ArcGIS Conceptual Reference Architecture diagram (found on page 6) illustrates the capabilities of ArcGIS combined with best practices.  \nThe diagram depicts three distinct compute environments—production, staging, and development—which together represent a best practice known as environment isolation. Each environment has four components, with each section displayed in a different color to highlight the function. The figure to the right identifies those components by color and number.  \nThe Apps section illustrates the components of ArcGIS that most users interact with, including clients such as ArcGIS Pro, mobile native apps, and web applications. Apps connect people and their business workflows t","cbCaiiKhjhLfW5l8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiKhjhLfW5l8","pdf",4150550,28,"English","# Introduction\n# Architecting ArcGIS\n# Conceptual Reference Architecture\n## Apps\n## Portal\n## Infrastructure\n## External Systems and Services\n# What’s New (February 2023)\n## Modifications","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the best practices in this document?\",\"answer\":\"It provides guidelines and implementation approaches to maximize the value of ArcGIS in the context of an organization’s goals and objectives.\"},{\"question\":\"How does ArcGIS support organizations according to the document?\",\"answer\":\"ArcGIS connects maps, apps, data, and people to help organizations make faster, more informed decisions, with flexible implementation patterns across the enterprise.\"},{\"question\":\"What is environment isolation and how is it represented in the reference architecture?\",\"answer\":\"Environment isolation separates production, staging, and development compute environments, shown as three distinct environments within the conceptual reference architecture diagram.\"}]","Architecting the ArcGIS System: Best Practices - Implementation Guidelines | PDF",1792965980,71]