GIS server and ArcGIS server terms,

[JamalNUMAN]

GIS server and ArcGIS server terms,

I got confused regarding the two terms:

??? GIS server
??? ArcGIS Server


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Is I understand them, the ArcGIS Server is the software that is installed in machine and then the user can use his ArcGIS desktop to publish (providing url: http://localhost/...) mxd, lyr, ecw, tiff, Jpg, loc, tbx, ??? files to be used then in web applications.

Then how about the GIS server? What does it represent? Software? Hardware?

Thank you

Best

Jamal

[DerekLaw · Accepted solution]

Hi Jamal,

"ArcGIS for Server" is the software you install on your machine to enable and create a GIS site to publish resources as web services. A "GIS Server" is a machine with "ArcGIS for Server" software installed and running on the machine.

FYI, please review the help topic: Inside an ArcGIS Server site

Hope this helps,

[JamalNUMAN]

Hi Jamal,

"ArcGIS for Server" is the software you install on your machine to enable and create a GIS site to publish resources as web services. A "GIS Server" is a machine with "ArcGIS for Server" software installed and running on the machine.

FYI, please review the help topic: Inside an ArcGIS Server site

Hope this helps,

Thank you Derek for the elaboration. This is quite helpful.

Now I could feel the difference:

Best

Jamal