ArcGIS Desktop Cloud Setup Zorg

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<\/HEAD>Hallo daar,<\/P> <\/P> Ik begrijp dat er veel voordelen zijn wanneer je je ArcGIS Desktop in de cloud hebt opgezet. Ik wil graag wat inzichten krijgen over wat anderen binnen hun organisatie hebben gedaan met betrekking tot hun ArcGIS Desktop setup. De reden dat ik dit vraag is dat we hier een speciale situatie hebben waarbij we aan een specifiek project werken waarbij gegevens vaak gedurende de dag en dagelijks extern naar ons worden gestuurd. We hebben momenteel onze setup inclusief onze gis data repository in de cloud. De tijd die het kost om de gegevens naar de cloud te migreren alleen al om ze te bekijken en te verwerken, en ook de noodzaak om ze opnieuw te verpakken en uit de cloud terug naar de klant te verplaatsen, kan erg tijdrovend zijn. Op basis hiervan vraag ik me af of het überhaupt zinvol is om ArcGIS Desktop in de cloud op te zetten. Alle input over deze kwestie wordt zeer gewaardeerd.<\/P> <\/P> Bedankt<\/P><\/BODY><\/HTML>

JacobBoyleesri · Answer

Hey Sam,

I'd like to recommend considering setting up a file share location on AWS or Azure.  I would suggest virtualization your desktop, like you stated, then load the data to an object storage account like I've linked to below.  Data can be moved to the container mentioned above and ingested from there directly to the virtual desktop, cutting down the number of back and forth. Also, both have Python Libraries that would allow you to automate much of this.

AWS File Storage - Cloud Object Storage | Store & Retrieve Data Anywhere | Amazon Simple Storage Service

Azure File Storage - File Storage | Microsoft Azure

AWS SDK for Python - AWS SDK for Python

Azure SDK for Python - GitHub - Azure/azure-sdk-for-python: Microsoft Azure SDK for Python

SH013 · Answer

Thanks Jacob. I will definitely go through the documents you provided since we are indeed struggling to get arcgis pro virtualized (it is slow on the cloud at the moment).

With that being said, my question is more towards the validity of having arcgis desktop setup on the cloud if we are required to receive data from external source. This means we would constantly need to move data in and out throughout the day and on a daiily basis. This becomes very time consuming. I understand the benefit of having it on the cloud, but am wondering that maybe having a local setup is more appropriate for this particular use case as we avoid having to spend significant time on transferring data in and out of the cloud?

Thanks in advance for your input,

Unfortunately I regret to inform  you that I will not be able to attend the conference this year.

JacobBoyleesri · Answer

Hey Sam,

ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro can both be deployed on the cloud.  Many customers do this today with great success. Here's a couple things to review on the documentation side:

Cloud virtualization—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop

ArcGIS Desktop 10.6.x system requirements—ArcGIS Help | ArcGIS Desktop Scroll down about half of the way and there's the recommendations for AWS and Azure listed.

ArcGIS Desktop Licensing in the Cloud Whitepaper:

https://downloads.esri.com/support/downloads/other_/arcgis_desktop_licensing_in_cloud_environments.pdf

I'd be happy to discuss further or answer any specific questions you have here, or next week at the UC if you are attending.