"},{"ID":216642,"user_firstname":"Trevor","user_lastname":"Seaton","nickname":"Trevor Seaton","user_nicename":"tseaton","display_name":"Trevor Seaton","user_email":"tseaton@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2021-04-08 04:36:40","user_description":"Trevor Seaton is a Senior Principal Product Manager focusing on ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes and ArcGIS Online. His work emphasizes the delivery of GIS software and services that excel in scalability, performance, and reliability. Trevor has led strategic initiatives in software, aerospace, and philanthropy prior to joining Esri in 2019. He holds an MBA from the University of Washington and is pursuing a PhD in information systems at Claremont Graduate University.","user_avatar":"
"}],"short_description":"Get a quick overview (and see how it can be transformational for your business!) in this blog post. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Why? Cloud-native patterns such as containerization and microservices dramatically simplify software updates and management, observability, and efficiency. According to the\u202fLinux Foundation<\/span><\/a>, \u201cmanaging containerized applications at scale is the order of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n Containerization changes the way DevOps teams<\/span> work<\/a>. It simplifies software management because it contains everything you need to run the application. Kubernetes ensures that containerized software is highly available<\/span><\/a> (can operate at a high level, continuously, without intervention, for a given time period) and resilient<\/span><\/a> (able to react to failure and still remain functional). This decreases downtime for your users and makes it easier for your team.<\/p>\n An architecture based on microservices gives you direct observations at the service level, and allows you to tune your resources to optimize how those services run, in a volatile environment where demand is unpredictable. And it helps the system identify and recover from failures in the underlying infrastructure,\u00a0typically without an administrator’s intervention.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what using Kubernetes could look like for you, and why it\u2019s a big deal:<\/p>\n Cost savings in the IT department and beyond.\u202f<\/b><\/p>\n Consistent system performance in the face of unpredictable demand.<\/b>\u202f Kubernetes can load balance and distribute network traffic so that the deployment is stable. Plus, it\u2019s resilient out-of-the-box: Kubernetes is a self-healing system that can keep services running while fixing failures and handling unpredictable demand. Your end users won\u2019t be disrupted, and your administrators don\u2019t need to intervene.<\/p>\n Fast, simple deployment.<\/b>\u202f While there is still work to set up the environment itself, once properly configured most customers report that our software can deploy in under an hour. Beyond the initial deployment experience, this means promoting content from lower environments into your production environment can also be much faster than a traditional architecture based on managed servers.<\/p>\n Hassle-free upgrades.\u202f<\/b>With\u202fArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes, your upgrades are likely to take less than an hour, often under thirty minutes. Just imagine always having the latest version of ArcGIS Enterprise and all the updated apps and capabilities that come with it!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes is available to everyone.\u202f Our new subscription pricing model is easy to manage as demand grows for your GIS services and can make your ArcGIS Enterprise deployment more cost-effective. There are no eligibility requirements, although of course we strongly encourage you to be experienced managing distributed applications, taking our instructor-led course<\/a>, and successfully completing an evaluation of the software.<\/p>\n If you already use ArcGIS Enterprise on Windows or Linux and are considering cloud-native software, a hybrid approach incorporating ArcGIS Enterprise running hosted on servers and on Kubernetes could be a good way to start. You can keep your existing system and then add an ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes subscription and start deploying parts of your system onto a managed Kubernetes service on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Red Hat OpenShift, Rancher, or Tanzu.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Are you an existing customer ready to get started with ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes?\u202f Your account manager can help you evaluate ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes in your environment and how it supports your IT modernization strategy.<\/p>\n If you are new to Esri, please contact our sales team at the bottom of the ArcGIS Enterprise webpage<\/a> to connect with someone who can help you evaluate if ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes is right for your organization.<\/p>\n We also have many resources available for you. Please explore these articles for technical information such as architecture profiles, supported cloud environments, new features, and more:<\/p>\n Or, check out the\u202fProduct Documentation<\/span><\/a>\u202fand a handy list of technical definitions and\u202fKubernetes concepts<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Working with Kubernetes will impact many areas of your business \u2013 not just the IT department \u2013 and our early adopters are seeing a significant improvement of performance, delivering faster real-time insights, better customer experiences, and more.<\/p>\n For example, Esri’s first ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes certified specialty partner, Rok Technologies<\/a>, recently wrote an article<\/a> about how to determine if Kubernetes is right for you. “ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes is a game changer – it can significantly enhance your ability to scale, deploy, and manage your software,” they said. The new partner specialty for ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes was established in 2021 to ease the transition to cloud-native for customers by working with a trusted Esri partner to get started.<\/p>\n Another Esri partner, MBS,\u202fpublished a proof-of-concept article <\/span><\/a>where they tested our software running a 26+ million<\/em> record web service supporting 38,000 requests in 3 minutes, and were very excited about the results:<\/p>\n \u201cMBS, the client, and Esri were extremely impressed with the performance results of this POC when compared to a traditional environment. ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes certainly has its benefits and deserves strong consideration when architecting high-load GIS systems.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes will be transformational for your business.<\/strong>\u00a0Want to know more about Kubernetes? Watch this\u00a0recorded webinar<\/a> from Rok Technologies<\/a> on best practices for getting started with Kubernetes; key considerations for adopting Kubernetes to orchestrate your containerized applications at scale; and when, where and why you should use it. Or,\u00a0contact your account manager directly for specifics on pricing and setup, or contact our sales team<\/a>.<\/p>\n"}],"related_articles":[{"ID":1192872,"post_author":"216642","post_date":"2025-06-30 06:00:25","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-30 13:00:25","post_content":"","post_title":"ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes: Is it for me?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"determine-whether-arcgis-enterprise-on-kubernetes-is-right-for-you","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-01-07 13:01:06","post_modified_gmt":"2026-01-07 21:01:06","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1192872","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1192962,"post_author":"216642","post_date":"2021-05-05 08:00:50","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-05 15:00:50","post_content":"","post_title":"Frequently asked questions about Kubernetes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"frequently-asked-questions-arcgis-enterprise-on-kubernetes","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-09-29 07:45:12","post_modified_gmt":"2025-09-29 14:45:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1192962","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1192802,"post_author":"216642","post_date":"2021-05-05 08:00:53","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-05 15:00:53","post_content":"","post_title":"What is ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9 on Kubernetes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"what-is-arcgis-enterprise-on-kubernetes","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-09-29 07:48:57","post_modified_gmt":"2025-09-29 14:48:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1192802","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1718232,"post_author":"216642","post_date":"2022-09-21 17:17:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-09-22 00:17:27","post_content":"","post_title":"What's new in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.0 on Kubernetes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"whats-new-in-arcgis-enterprise-11-0-on-kubernetes","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-08 08:13:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-08 16:13:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1718232","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"}],"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/k8s-cloud-small.png","wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/k8s-cloud-large.png","show_article_image":false},"yoast_head":"\n\n
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