Using ArcGIS for Server in the Microsoft Azure Cloud

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Using ArcGIS for Server in the Microsoft Azure
Cloud

• Nikhil Shampur

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Agenda

• ArcGIS on Azure
• What
• Why
• How
• When

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What
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Announcement

• Tech Preview of ArcGIS on Azure now available
• blogs.esri.com
• ideas.arcgis.com
• GeoNet

ArcGIS for Azure Starter Package
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Elevator Pitch

• A set of workflow driven scripts and help
  documentation to bootstrap your deployments of
  ArcGIS to the Microsoft Azure Cloud

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Workflows

• Create a VM Image
• Deploy a Site
• Register a Geodatabase
• Secure a Site
• Scale out for performance
• Backup a Site

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Why
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Benefits

• Reduce IT costs
• No need to maintain hardware infrastructure
• Flexible Capacity
• Scale based on demand
• Speed and agility

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Common Deployment Pattern
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Common Deployment Pattern
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Common Deployment Pattern
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Common Deployment Pattern
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Challenges

• Size of the Data
• Latency of the Internet
• Several Moving Parts

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How
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Getting Started

• Have an Azure Subscription
• Acquire ArcGIS Software and license file
• My ESRI (Customer Care Portal)
• Download ArcGIS for Azure Starter Package
• ideas.arcgis.com
• Install Software Pre-Requisites on client machine
• Windows Azure PowerShell Commandlets

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Create An Image

• Azure Subscription
• Certificate
• Media Locations
• Installer.exe
• license.prvc
• Destination Image
• Label, Region
• Storage Account

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Deploy A Site

• Image Name
• Site Information
• DNS Name
• Windows Admin Credentials
• Site Admin Credentials

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Register an EGDB

• Database Information
• Server, Database
• (existing or new)
• Credentials
• ArcGIS Server Site
• URL
• Site Admin Credentials

• SQL Azure Server Database
• Created if needed
• Data Store
• Database enabled as an GeoDatabase
• Registered as Data Store Item

Register-EGDB.bat
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Publish your services
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Demo
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When
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Today

• ArcGIS for Azure Starter Package
• Create Image
• Deploy Site
• Single Node
• Register EGDB
• SQL Azure

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10.3 Release

• Part of the Product
• Read more on the UC Q A
• Functionality
• Usability Enhancements
• Portal and Server
• Multiple nodes
• Database Support
• SQL Server on a VM
• Security Configuration
• Auto-scale Configuration
• Backup workflows

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In the meantime

• Out of band updates
• Delivered through ideas.arcgis.com
• Socialized through blogs, GeoNet
• Encourage you to participate and provide feedback

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Takeaways

• ArcGIS is Awesome, Azure is Awesome
• Automate, Automate, Automate
• Just A start

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Resources

• Where to get
• Me
• nshampur_at_esri.com

Azure azure.microsoft.com
Azure Starter Package ideas.arcgis.com
Windows Azure PowerShell Commandlets msdn
ArcGIS Software and License My Esri
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Tips Tricks

• Azure Files
• SMB as a service
• File Share in the Azure cloud
• Read More on the Azure blog.

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Thank you

• Please fill out the session survey
• Offering ID 2579
• Online www.esri.com/ucsessionsurveys

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