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"}],"short_description":"This version introduces new highlights, including additional supported environments, optimized data management and administration features","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 on Kubernetes is here!<\/strong> This release follows the <\/span>recent launch<\/span><\/a> of ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 on Windows and Linux and continues Esri\u2019s commitment to delivering cloud-native GIS solutions that scale with your organization\u2019s needs. This version introduces new highlights, including additional supported environments, optimized data management and administration features, and updates across applications.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Read on for a look at what\u2019s new.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":" Jump to topic: Custom Data Feeds<\/a> |\u00a0<\/span>ArcGIS StreetMap Premium<\/a> | Notebook Services<\/a> | Raster Analytics <\/a>|\u00a0Upgrading to 11.5<\/a> | Summary of Supported Functionality<\/a><\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes is built for efficiency, resilience, and scalability. It utilizes a microservices-based architecture that deploys in your self-hosted environment and enables simplified upgrades, and resilient performance under heavy workloads. Although a <\/span>Kubernetes<\/span><\/a> architecture does differ from Windows or Linux, users will have a familiar experience when publishing and consuming services to deliver maps and apps, analyze data, and collaborate with colleagues. If you are considering whether the software can help address your team\u2019s challenges, we recommend reading <\/span>ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes: Is it for me?<\/span><\/a> and discussing it with your Esri representative.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A perfect real-world use case is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\u2019 <\/span>NavPortal<\/span><\/a>, a digital twin platform hosted in Microsoft Azure. The system relies on ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes as a critical component to monitor over 25,000 miles of U.S. waterways and 400 ports and harbors.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2823092,"id":2823092,"title":"Screenshot 2025-06-06 at 9.53.46\u202fAM","filename":"Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9.53.46\u202fAM.png","filesize":1493454,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9.53.46\u202fAM.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/announcements\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-enterprise-11-5-on-kubernetes\/screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9-53-46-am","alt":"","author":"370372","description":"","caption":"Read more about how the U.S. Army Corps is using Kubernetes to modernize channel dredging and navigation.","name":"screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9-53-46-am","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2823062,"date":"2025-06-06 16:53:55","modified":"2025-06-06 16:54:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2396,"height":1344,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9.53.46\u202fAM-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9.53.46\u202fAM.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9.53.46\u202fAM.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":431,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9.53.46\u202fAM.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1077,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9.53.46\u202fAM-1536x862.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":862,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9.53.46\u202fAM-2048x1149.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1149,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9.53.46\u202fAM-826x463.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":463,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-9.53.46\u202fAM-1920x1077.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1077}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/army-corps-channel-dredging-digital-twin"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Continue reading to explore how you can take advantage of expanded functionality and even more tools to support your modern GIS operations with ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 on Kubernetes.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n Like every ArcGIS Enterprise release, 11.5 introduces a host of improvements for all deployment options\u2014many of which are outlined in <\/span><\/span>What\u2019s New in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span> This blog will focus on new features and enhancements for <\/span>the Kubernetes<\/span> deployment<\/span>.<\/span> R<\/span>ead<\/span> on to discover <\/span>what\u2019s<\/span> new and be sure to read the <\/span><\/span>Release Notes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> for more details<\/span>.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Custom data feeds<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> can<\/span> now be enabled within ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes deployments. This enhancement enables organizations to connect and edit non-natively supported data sources while still <\/span>retaining<\/span> interoperability within ArcGIS. <\/span>We\u2019ve<\/span> made this easy to configure through <\/span><\/span>ArcGIS Enterprise Manager<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" ArcGIS StreetMap Premium<\/span><\/a> provides offline data for use in ArcGIS software to support accurate geocoding, routing, driving directions, and network analysis. With the release of ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 on Kubernetes, StreetMap Premium is now supported on Kubernetes. This provides enhanced flexibility to efficiently scale infrastructure in support of mission-critical applications.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Explore more resources<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2823562,"id":2823562,"title":"location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business","filename":"location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business.png","filesize":203616,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/announcements\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-enterprise-11-5-on-kubernetes\/location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business","alt":"","author":"370372","description":"","caption":"Find the best location for your business using ArcGIS StreetMap Premium","name":"location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2823062,"date":"2025-06-06 20:05:59","modified":"2025-06-06 20:21:17","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":462,"height":257,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business.png","medium-width":462,"medium-height":257,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business.png","medium_large-width":462,"medium_large-height":257,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business.png","large-width":462,"large-height":257,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business.png","1536x1536-width":462,"1536x1536-height":257,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business.png","2048x2048-width":462,"2048x2048-height":257,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business.png","card_image-width":462,"card_image-height":257,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/location-services-routing-directions-card-find-the-best-location-for-business.png","wide_image-width":462,"wide_image-height":257}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n Using <\/span>Notebooks in ArcGIS Enterprise<\/span><\/a> helps you bring data science into your organization by performing feature and raster analysis. It was introduced in our 11.4 release. With the 11.5 release, ArcGIS Notebook Services can now operate on GPU nodes which can improve performance for compute- and memory-intensive workloads, such as running deep learning models.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2823592,"id":2823592,"title":"arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning","filename":"arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning.gif","filesize":3157743,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/announcements\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-enterprise-11-5-on-kubernetes\/arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning","alt":"","author":"370372","description":"","caption":"Train and perform inference on models using built-in tools with machine learning and deep learning frameworks on ArcGIS Notebooks","name":"arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2823062,"date":"2025-06-06 20:10:00","modified":"2025-06-06 20:10:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":644,"height":352,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":254,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning.gif","medium_large-width":644,"medium_large-height":352,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning.gif","large-width":644,"large-height":352,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning.gif","1536x1536-width":644,"1536x1536-height":352,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning.gif","2048x2048-width":644,"2048x2048-height":352,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning.gif","card_image-width":644,"card_image-height":352,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arcgis-notebooks-overview-tcs-machine-learning.gif","wide_image-width":644,"wide_image-height":352}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Additionally, a new user interface for file management in the notebook user workspace makes it easier for users to organize and access their files. This improvement aligns with the web and local Windows or Linux equivalences, ensuring a consistent and user-friendly experience across different environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 on Kubernetes now supports applying <\/span>custom raster function templates<\/a> to your organization content, or directly from ArcGIS Pro. Additional privileges may be needed to run Raster Analysis in your system.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At 11.5 we now support the <\/span>Deep Learning Studio<\/span><\/a> web application, which brings an intuitive interface to users to integrate workflows while using ArcGIS Raster Analytics on Kubernetes, one of the additional capabilities that can be licensed with ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Enhancements for Administrators<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n We continue to improve ArcGIS Enterprise Manager, which is included with ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes, by giving administrators more tools to <\/span>monitor<\/span> and manage their deployment. <\/span>One <\/span>example include<\/span>s<\/span> being able to<\/span> change <\/span><\/span>how you authenticate<\/span><\/span><\/a> with your registry provider<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>via user credentials or <\/span>using <\/span>integrated <\/span>authentication with your cloud provider.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Esri now supports <\/span><\/span>VMWare Tanzu<\/span><\/span><\/a>, a platform to run cloud-native applications, <\/span>for deploying ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes. We want our customers to have the flexibility to meet compliance, performance, and feature requirements, and to work in the cloud platform of their choice. We now support running ArcGIS Enterprise on <\/span>Kubernetes on<\/span> Rancher, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Red Hat OpenShift, and now VMWare Tanzu.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n Upgrading to 11.5 is available to customers with an active subscription for ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes. You decide when to upgrade, but we recommend moving to the latest version as soon as possible to gain the latest improvements and capabilities. Review the <\/span><\/span>product lifecycle<\/span><\/span><\/a> for details.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n Steps to Upgrade to 11.5<\/strong><\/p>\n While the upgrade itself is <\/span>largely automated<\/span> and handled by the system, <\/span><\/span>preparatory work<\/span><\/span><\/a> is still <\/span>required<\/span> with any enterprise-grade <\/span>or mission-critical system<\/span>.<\/span> Read here to learn <\/span>how to upgrade<\/span><\/a> to 11.5.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n Below is a summary of commonly used functionality that is supported with ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 on Kubernetes, including <\/span>additional<\/span> highlights of what is new and improved. For more details and a more complete list of what <\/span>is now<\/span> supported, review the <\/span><\/span>product documentation<\/span><\/span><\/a> and the latest <\/span>releases<\/span> <\/span>product highlights<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n Supported Kubernetes Environments<\/strong><\/p>\n Esri supports ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 running on Kubernetes v1.31 and v1.32. With the most recent patch applied, ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4 is also supported running on Kubernetes v1.31 and v1.32. See the System Requirements<\/a> for details. Always upgrade ArcGIS Enterprise first, before upgrading your Kubernetes cluster to a supported version.<\/p>\n K3s, the lightweight distribution intended for resource-constrained systems typical of IoT devices or edge computing, is not supported for ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes.<\/span><\/p>\n If you manage distributed applications on Kubernetes and you use ArcGIS Enterprise, but you <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span> see your environment listed above, notify your Esri representative.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n Deployment and Upgrading<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat is ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Highlights of What’s New<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Custom Data Feeds within ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes<\/strong><\/h4>\n
ArcGIS StreetMap Premium<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Enhancements to Working with Notebooks on Kubernetes<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Enhancements to Working with Raster Data on Kubernetes<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n
Upgrading to 11.5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Summary of Supported Functionality<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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