idea Estimating the Usage Costs for GIS in the Cloud in ArcGIS Enterprise Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/estimating-the-usage-costs-for-gis-in-the-cloud/idi-p/944384 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can we have a utility that gives insight into costs for deploying ArcGIS Server in the Cloud? I'm thinking a conceptual web app(s) hosted by Esri with a usage counter displayed in real time, or a report at the end of the usage session.<BR /><BR />This would let a customer do the following math: &nbsp;“If using the application for 5 mins, my usage is (X). (X) multiplied by (Y) number of hits per month = (Z) Total usage. What would it cost to buy (Z) total usage from Amazon or Microsoft?”<BR /><BR />There are whitepapers out there and Amazon posts some guidance documents, but I think something more interactive with a sample application would be a huge help to customers wanting to adopt a cloud strategy.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <!-- content transformation source ID: 08730000000blvT --> </BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:17:08 GMT BradleySonger1 2011-04-28T14:17:08Z Estimating the Usage Costs for GIS in the Cloud https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/estimating-the-usage-costs-for-gis-in-the-cloud/idi-p/944384 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can we have a utility that gives insight into costs for deploying ArcGIS Server in the Cloud? I'm thinking a conceptual web app(s) hosted by Esri with a usage counter displayed in real time, or a report at the end of the usage session.<BR /><BR />This would let a customer do the following math: &nbsp;“If using the application for 5 mins, my usage is (X). (X) multiplied by (Y) number of hits per month = (Z) Total usage. What would it cost to buy (Z) total usage from Amazon or Microsoft?”<BR /><BR />There are whitepapers out there and Amazon posts some guidance documents, but I think something more interactive with a sample application would be a huge help to customers wanting to adopt a cloud strategy.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <!-- content transformation source ID: 08730000000blvT --> </BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:17:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/estimating-the-usage-costs-for-gis-in-the-cloud/idi-p/944384 BradleySonger1 2011-04-28T14:17:08Z Re: Estimating the Usage Costs for GIS in the Cloud https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/estimating-the-usage-costs-for-gis-in-the-cloud/idc-p/944385#M1120 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>&nbsp;Our city is upgrading to ArcGIS Server this year, and we are considering ArcGIServer in the Cloud. &nbsp;Having a tool that can provide cost based on the amont of usage of cloud-based services can greatly benefit the city, which relies heavily on budgeting. <!-- content transformation source ID: 00a3000000A70TO --> </BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 May 2011 20:05:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/estimating-the-usage-costs-for-gis-in-the-cloud/idc-p/944385#M1120 AndrewDiaz 2011-05-02T20:05:49Z Re: Estimating the Usage Costs for GIS in the Cloud - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/estimating-the-usage-costs-for-gis-in-the-cloud/idc-p/1275936#M3246 <P>Thank you for your idea! This is not something we are planning to provide, but many cloud providers may have estimation tools available.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:02:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/estimating-the-usage-costs-for-gis-in-the-cloud/idc-p/1275936#M3246 MaggieBusek 2023-04-05T19:02:14Z