{"id":2926611,"date":"2025-08-12T06:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2926611"},"modified":"2025-12-15T08:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:44:24","slug":"design-test-optimize-using-test-studies-for-more-successful-arcgis-systems","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis\/announcements\/design-test-optimize-using-test-studies-for-more-successful-arcgis-systems","title":{"rendered":"Seven Ways You Should Be Using Test Studies to Support Your ArcGIS Systems"},"author":280142,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[32621,780611,780601,756492,780621],"industry":[],"product":[421922],"class_list":["post-2926611","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-architecture","tag-systems","tag-test-study","tag-testing","tag-well-architected","product-arcgis"],"acf":{"short_description":"Learn how to use test studies to design, refine, and optimize your ArcGIS systems to meet your organization's needs with greater success","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Today, organizations rely on ArcGIS systems to deliver critical capabilities across their organizations. Therefore, designing for performance, reliability, and responsive user experience in a cost-effective manner is critical. Thankfully, the <a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.arcgis.com\/en\/\">ArcGIS Architecture Center<\/a> has a wealth of actionable information to help you achieve these goals.<\/p>\n<p>Within the Architecture <a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.arcgis.com\/en\/library\/introduction.html\">Library<\/a>, you\u2019ll find a growing category called <a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.arcgis.com\/en\/library\/browse.html#?t7=Test%20Study\">test studies.<\/a> You can use these resources to design, refine, and optimize your ArcGIS systems to meet your organization\u2019s needs so you can deploy with greater confidence.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<p>\ud83d\udd0e If you&#8217;re already familiar with test studies, you can skip ahead for my list of the seven most impactful ways to leverage them!<\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Right","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Types of test studies<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>A test study is a structured evaluation of a system\u2019s performance and user experience, determining whether it satisfies requirements and performs well under real-world conditions. 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New configuration studies will be available later this year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.arcgis.com\/en\/architectures\/test-studies\/sap-hana-rise-comparison\/introduction.html\">Network Information Management System: Performance and Usability Comparison of SAP HANA deployed with SAP Private Cloud Edition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.arcgis.com\/en\/architectures\/test-studies\/desktop-editing-test-study\/introduction.html\">Evaluating GPU and CPU Impact On Desktop Editing Workflows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.arcgis.com\/en\/architectures\/test-studies\/mobile-capabilities-impact-test-study\/introduction.html\">Evaluating impact of adding mobile capabilities to a foundational network information management system<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.arcgis.com\/en\/architectures\/test-studies\/map-configuration-test-study\/introduction.html\">Evaluating the impact of visibility range on system performance and user experience<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>How should I use test studies?<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Evaluate your current practices:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Assess the way staff participate in the system today: Do they perform their work in a well-defined, consistent way in alignment with best practices?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u27a1\ufe0f Use the provided steps as a starting point to document your organization&#8217;s workflows.<\/p>\n<p>2. Review the testing tools and methods: How are your system changes evaluated and implemented today?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u27a1\ufe0f Identify gaps in your organization\u2019s testing tools and practices needed to validate that your technical architecture meets service-level, functional, and nonfunctional requirements.<\/p>\n<p>3. Evaluate your <a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.arcgis.com\/en\/framework\/architecture-pillars\/observability\/overview.html\">observability<\/a> practices: How do you monitor your system today to adjust when thresholds are exceeded?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u27a1\ufe0f Review your observability requirements. Document the telemetry you capture, and how you capture it. Consider whether it is sufficient to support and inform operational activities.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Identify improvement opportunities:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>4. Compare your design to the one tested: How is your system designed differently?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u27a1\ufe0f Evaluate whether the discrepancy could be causing degraded <a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.arcgis.com\/en\/framework\/architecture-pillars\/performance-and-scalability\/overview.html\">performance<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/architecture.arcgis.com\/en\/framework\/architecture-pillars\/reliability\/overview.html\">reliability<\/a> that your users need.<\/p>\n<p>5. Look for areas to optimize: Where might you improve your system design to balance performance with cost?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u27a1\ufe0f Weigh infrastructure costs against operational costs and start by reviewing whether there are lower-cost opportunities to tune your apps and services.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Justify investment and prepare for change:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>6. Anticipate the impact: Does your system\u2019s behavior and user experience indicate a needed change in system design or configuration?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u27a1\ufe0f Review the shared testing strategy as a starting point to scope and vet changes in a way that protects your production environment.<\/p>\n<p>7. Provide justification: Have you been struggling to justify further investment in ArcGIS systems?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u27a1\ufe0f Document potential negative consequences and use the quantitative evidence to support the need for system changes or investment.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\ud83d\udcac How are you using test studies in your work today?<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"storymap","title":"Please share your feedback - help us make these resources better!","description":"","static":false,"storymap_url":"<a href=\"https:\/\/survey123.arcgis.com\/share\/33dbef51f0944d78bcddae46fe96f55f\">https:\/\/survey123.arcgis.com\/share\/33dbef51f0944d78bcddae46fe96f55f<\/a>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>\u27a1\ufe0f You can also find our full catalog of test studies and blogs\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis\/uncategorized\/arcgis-technology-innovation-resource-catalog\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f If you have questions or keep the conversation going, consider joining our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/16242019\/\">LinkedIn group<\/a><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":280142,"user_firstname":"Sarah","user_lastname":"Scher","nickname":"Sarah Scher","user_nicename":"sscher","display_name":"Sarah Scher","user_email":"SScher@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2021-09-22 18:30:31","user_description":"Sarah is an Architect at Esri focused on systems innovation . 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