System Architecture Design Strategies

] This SADSwiki training course is shared to help Esri customers build and maintain successful GIS operations. The audience includes GIS managers, Project managers, GIS technical architects, IT administrators, business partners, systems integrators, system consultants, system administrators, solution architects, and software developers - there is a broad audience that can benefit from an understanding of enterprise system performance and scalability. The content is focused on system design fundamentals - the technology concepts that contribute to successful GIS operations.

This course covers GIS system architecture design strategies and infrastructure architecture patterns that support successful enterprise operations. Learn comprehensive guidelines for planning and selecting the system solution to meet your organization's needs. This course also covers performance validation and system capacity planning techniques for enterprise GIS deployments. The System Design Strategies wiki content provides online reference documentation for the course.

Complementary videos from the Planning for Building a GIS (P4BAGIS) video series are included with several of the course lessons.

"Best practice: Students should use two computer displays when taking the course. One display for the video presentation and a second display to follow along with the reference documentation - URL links to the SDSwiki support documentation is provided with each lesson."

=Course lessons and presentation videos=

Lesson 1: System Design Process (select here for lesson content)

 * Video1: System Design Process 24:54
 * Video2: Capacity Planning Tool introduction 19:37
 * CPT Exercise Video: Lesson 1 Exercise overview 5:21

Lesson 2: GIS Software Technology (select here for lesson content)

 * Complementary P4BAGIS Video: Initial Operational Capability (IOC)
 * Video: GIS Software Technology (Desktop) 24:32
 * Video: GIS Software Technology (Server) 26:47
 * CPT Exercise Video: Lesson 2 Exercise overview 4:23

Lesson 3: Software Performance (select here for lesson content)
Complementary P4BAGIS Video: Information Product Description 30:29
 * Video1: Software Performance basics 23:09
 * Video2: Software performance publishing demo 5:35
 * Video3: Service caching, display resolution, and output format 21:12
 * CPT Exercise Video: Lesson 3 Exercise overview 5:05

Lesson 4: Server Software Performance (select here for lesson content)

 * Video1: Server Software Performance service configurations 16:41
 * Video2: ArcMap service publishing demos 22:50
 * Video3: ArcGIS Server service caching, platform memory, and Greek capacity planning use case 12:39
 * CPT Exercise Video: Lesson 4 Exercise overview 5:16

Lesson 5: GIS Data Administration (select here for lesson content)

 * Complementary P4BAGIS Video: Data requirements 36:55.
 * Video1: GIS Data Administration 38:42
 * Video2: Data storage and protection 20:45
 * CPT Exercise Video: Lesson 5 Exercise overview 7:15

Lesson 6: Network Communications (select here for lesson content)

 * Video1: Network Communication 38:34
 * Video2: System Design Network Suitability Analysis 24:26
 * CPT Exercise Video: Lesson 6 Exercise overview 8:28

Lesson 7: Platform Performance (select here for lesson content)

 * Video1: Platform Performance 28:56
 * Video2: Platform Capacity 24:19
 * CPT Exercise Video: Lesson 7 Exercise overview 4:15

Lesson 8: Information Security (select here for lesson content)

 * Video1: Information Security basics 38:26
 * Video2: System availability configuration strategies 17:58

Lesson 9: GIS Product Architecture (select here for lesson content)

 * Video1: ArcGIS Desktop (Calculator) 26:26
 * Video2: ArcGIS Server (Calculator) 22:34
 * Video3: GIS Product Architecture (ArcGIS Enterprise Initial Operational Capability) 22:18
 * Video4: GIS Product Architecture (ArcGIS Enterprise ArcGIS Pro Editors) 21:21
 * Video5: GIS Product Architecture (ArcGIS Enterprise ArcGIS Server Roles) 22.15
 * CPT Exercise Video: Lesson 9 Exercise overview 10:29

Lesson 10: Performance Management (select here for lesson content)

 * Video: Performance Management 33:34
 * CPT Exercise Video: Lesson 10 Exercise overview 4:11

Lesson 11: City of Rome (select here for lesson content)

 * Video1: City of Rome System Architecture Design for existing operations 18:49
 * Video2: Phase 1: City of Rome Initial Operational Capability (IOC) deployment 24:24
 * Video3: Water Solutions User Needs 7:39
 * Video4: Phase 2/3 ArcGIS Water Solution deployment 13:58
 * Lesson 11 CPT Exercise Video: City of Portland Demo 23:34

Lesson 12: System Implementation (select here for lesson content)

 * Video: System Implementation 33:05

"Note: The course focuses on ArcGIS 10.5 and 10.6 software components and technology. Most course concepts also apply to ArcGIS 10.4." 

SADSwiki Training Course Goals

 * Define user workflow requirements and software deployment patterns.
 * Recognize system design factors that impact GIS software performance and scalability.
 * Incorporate security best practices throughout system design and deployment.
 * Identify a target IT platform and network solution that satisfies your peak system performance needs.

Message from Dave Peters
System Architecture Design Strategies Author and Instructor from February 1999 through March 2019

This SADSwiki training course will be my final contribution to the GIS community. I will retire from Esri in March 2019. I have enjoyed supporting Esri customers, partners, and distributors with system design reference documentation, consulting services, and training over the last 28 years. I appreciate the opportunities I have had to contribute and make a difference for our customers in supporting successful design and implementation of Esri GIS technology. I will never forget the connections and friendships developed over the years with our distributors, partners, and customers throughout the world. It has been an honor to serve and support a technology that is making a difference for people here in the United States and throughout the world.

Sincere best wishes,

Dave Peters

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