When ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5 was released in December of 2016, it brought with it substantial changes to the Esri web GIS ecosystem. With that release, ArcGIS Server, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Data Store, and the ArcGIS Web Adaptor became the four main components of an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment. ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5 is a complete web GIS in your own infrastructure, whether that be on-premises, in the cloud, or a combination of the two.
This book will teach you how to properly install and configure all components of ArcGIS Enterprise, including setting up and maintaining an enterprise geodatabase on SQL Server. After all software components are ready, we will cover publishing content to ArcGIS Server and Portal for ArcGIS. Administration of the many pieces of ArcGIS Enterprise is a key concept that is central to the purpose of this book; we will cover the many ways we can administer, configure, and maintain each piece of the ArcGIS Enterprise platform. No GIS book would be complete without covering Python, and we will cover several ways to use Python along with Esri libraries to get creative and script out repetitive tasks as well as quick ad hoc jobs. Security is a paramount concern in any enterprise system, and we will discuss ways to keep your system safe and secure. Finally, we will wrap up coverage of standards and best practices along with ways to use those to help you efficiently and successfully troubleshoot errors and issues when they arise in your environment.
