Kickstart Your ArcGIS Cloud Architecture Design with Our 2-Week Assessment
Begin your journey with our comprehensive 2-week ArcGIS Cloud Architecture Design and Readiness Assessment. This essential evaluation lays the groundwork for your organization to effectively implement ArcGIS operational requirements across various platforms, including Microsoft Azure, AWS, ArcGIS Online, or hybrid on-premise architectures. Ensure your GIS infrastructure is optimized and ready for success with our expert guidance.
Cloud System Architecture and Design Services
Our Cloud System Architecture and Design Services are specifically tailored for organizations looking to build new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or migrate existing systems to the cloud. This comprehensive offering provides the essential insights needed to effectively plan a cloud environment that aligns with your operational requirements. Whether you are exploring leading cloud infrastructure providers such as Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure or considering a hybrid strategy that combines on-premises and cloud solutions, GCS will lead the way. Our team will conduct a thorough assessment of your requirements, facilitate in-depth discussions, and evaluate various cloud design alternatives. The primary goal of this engagement is to establish an optimal cloud GIS architecture that meets your business drivers and technical specifications. Upon completion, you will receive tailored cloud configuration recommendations documented in a detailed Cloud System Architecture and Design report, empowering your organization to make informed decisions for your cloud transition.
Cloud Readiness Assessment and Migration Roadmap for GIS
At GCS, we leverage expert system architecture and design recommendations to deliver comprehensive consulting services focused on Cloud Readiness Assessment and Migration Roadmap development. Our Cloud Readiness Assessment evaluates your organization’s existing GIS environment, workflows, services, data, and applications against essential cloud migration criteria. This thorough classification identifies readiness levels and potential challenges. Following this assessment, we create a detailed Migration Roadmap that outlines the recommended migration approach, key milestones, deliverables, and a clear schedule. Partner with GCS to ensure a smooth transition to the cloud and optimize your GIS capabilities.
Our process is designed to help customers accelerate and de-risk ArcGIS cloud adoption.
The first step in successfully deploying ArcGIS Enterprise on Microsoft Azure or AWS is to thoroughly assess your cloud readiness and strategically plan your system architecture. This process involves evaluating the necessary Azure or AWS resources, ArcGIS software components, and the essential connections between them. Additionally, it encompasses the human factors, including the personnel who will manage your system, their access permissions, and the best practices they will adhere to.
Operating a Web GIS system entails serving multiple stakeholders with diverse requirements while navigating cloud and resource limitations and ensuring the security of content and user identities against potential threats. Due to this inherent complexity, it is crucial to consider all relevant aspects in the design phase to ensure a robust and efficient deployment.
ArcGIS Managed Cloud Services Architecture Design Assessment: Cost and Timeline
Cost – $5,000 and up (Estimated)
Fixed Timeline – Delivered within 2 weeks of start of engagement
ArcGIS Managed Cloud Services Architecture Design Assessment: Deliverable
Deliverable: ArcGIS Cloud Architecture Design and Readiness Assessment Documents.
The 2-Week Assessment will include and/or consider:
- Identify the business goals, outputs, and processes
- Define the relevant use cases, epics, user stories
- Gather non-functional requirements and service level agreements
- Map the relevant business requirements to the technology
- Design the conceptual architecture
- Design the business user needs architecture
- Design the application architecture
- Identify cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, or ArcGIS Online
- Identify deployment patterns for ArcGIS Enterprise
- Design the data architecture
- Design the approach to security
- Design the network architecture
- Design the platform architecture
- Design the storage, backup and security configuration
- Design integration and interoperability
- Determine capacity planning and performance requirement
- Migration Readiness Assessment
- Build a phase/mitigation plan
- Consider environment isolation, DevOps, load balancing, content delivery, workload separation
- ArcGIS Server roles and extensions including Image, GeoAnalytics, GeoEvent, Business Analyst, and Notebook server.
- Azure/AWS Monthly Consumption Estimate
- Estimated Azure/AWS usage and monthly consumption estimate
- Assessment for Proof of Concept (POC) pilot whereby current on-premise architecture is deployed to cloud to compare/contrast
- Scope of Work for Professional Services
Out-of-scope:
- Software application and RDBMS design
- Software development and programming
ArcGIS Managed Cloud Services Architecture Design Assessment: 2-Week Agenda
Week One Agenda
- Meet to determine primary design requirements
- Agreement on requirements
- Start on preliminary design
- Review/feedback on preliminary design requirements
- Agreement on preliminary design requirements
Week Two Agenda
- Start final design
- Review/feedback on final design
- Meeting to present final design
Certified ArcGIS Cloud Professionals at GCS: Your Trusted Solution Architects
GCS boasts a team of certified ArcGIS and cloud professionals, including expert solution architects, skilled system integrators, native cloud developers, data scientists, and experienced project managers. Our diverse expertise ensures that we deliver tailored solutions to meet your unique business needs, enhancing your GIS capabilities and maximizing the potential of ArcGIS in the cloud.
Get in Touch with GCS for ArcGIS Cloud Expertise
To learn more about our services, contact us today to speak with a certified ArcGIS Cloud Expert who can assist you with your GIS needs.
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