Portal for ArcGIS 101 - ArcUser Technical Article

[#1]

This article provides GIS managers and analysts with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of Portal for ArcGIS and its capabilities. It presents a general overview of Portal for ArcGIS; discusses its key features, architecture, and implementation; and highlights the ArcGIS platform client applications that are available with Portal for ArcGIS.

[JacobBoyle]

Derek, Excellent reference document for people weighing their options between Portal and ArcGIS Online.

[DerekLaw]

Belated thanks for the kind feedback Jacob!

[simoxu]

a must-read document for people trying to understand the general concept of Portal before they dive into more specific topics.

[PaulDavidson1]

Simo:

Here's another article you might find useful.

It describes the various levels of usage, integration, etc... for Server and it's various components in the WebGIS world (including Portal, Geo Processor.)

It's a good complement to Derek's paper, especially in terms of initial understanding and how the "new" WebGIS fits together:

ArcGIS 10.3.1 for Server Functionality Matrix

http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/arcgis-server-functionality-matrix.pdf

[simoxu]

That's really nice, thanks for sharing Paul.