"},{"ID":421465,"user_firstname":"Jessie","user_lastname":"Johnson","nickname":"Jessie Johnson","user_nicename":"jessiejohnson","display_name":"Jessie Johnson","user_email":"jessiejohnson@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2025-11-14 18:21:47","user_description":"Jessie Johnson is a Product Manager focused on ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes. She works closely with customers to help maximize the benefits of cloud-native GIS software, with an emphasis on efficiency, resiliency, and scalability to meet the evolving needs of users. Since joining Esri in 2021, she has supported users worldwide in leveraging GIS to enhance mission execution and improve decision-making. Prior to her role at Esri, Jessie served as an Intelligence Analyst in the US Air Force, where she played a key role in contributing to national security efforts.","user_avatar":"
"}],"short_description":"This release introduces key enhancements including native workflow management services and improved cloud-native scaling","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"ArcGIS Enterpris<\/span><\/b>e 12.1 on Kubernetes is now available!<\/span><\/b> Following the <\/span>recent release<\/span><\/a> of ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1 on Windows and Linux, this update introduces enhancements designed to help you optimize performance across your Kubernetes deployment. Key enhancements include native workflow management services, improved cloud-native scaling and infrastructure, greater platform design and workload control, and expanded operational visibility and governance.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Read on to explore what\u2019s new.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":" Jump to topic:<\/span> <\/span>Workflow Management Services <\/span><\/a>| <\/span>Cloud Scalability and Access <\/span><\/a>| <\/span>Deployment Control and Workload Placement<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Administrative Enhancements <\/span><\/a>| <\/span><\/span>Upgrading to 1<\/span>2.1<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Summary of Supported Functionality<\/span><\/a> | <\/span><\/span>FAQs<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/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":" What is ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes is a cloud-native deployment option for ArcGIS Enterprise. Compared to traditional deployments, it supports dynamic scaling as demand fluctuates, improves resilience and high availability, and helps reduce administrative overhead for IT teams.\u00a0 While its architecture differs from Windows or Linux deployments, users will recognize familiar workflows for publishing and consuming services across maps, apps, data analysis, and collaboration.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n These capabilities are already being put into practice by organizations running ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes in production. One example is Quiet Professionals, a veteran-founded company supporting mission-critical government workflows. To meet requirements for high availability and real-time GIS, they adopted ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes, which enabled them to deliver more reliable, responsive systems for their clients. Read their full story <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2970974,"id":2970974,"title":"UC-booth","filename":"UC-booth-scaled-e1781715786271.jpg","filesize":530457,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-booth-scaled-e1781715786271.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-enterprise\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-enterprise-12-1-on-kubernetes\/uc-booth","alt":"","author":"370372","description":"","caption":"Read more about how Quiet Professionals is using Kubernetes to support mission-critical operations. ","name":"uc-booth","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2968336,"date":"2026-06-17 17:00:06","modified":"2026-06-17 17:00:19","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2260,"height":1492,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-booth-scaled-e1781715786271-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-booth-scaled-e1781715786271-395x261.jpg","medium-width":395,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-booth-scaled-e1781715786271-768x507.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":507,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-booth-scaled-e1781715786271-1636x1080.jpg","large-width":1636,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-booth-scaled-e1781715786271-1536x1014.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1014,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-booth-scaled-e1781715786271-2048x1352.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1352,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-booth-scaled-e1781715786271-704x465.jpg","card_image-width":704,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-booth-scaled-e1781715786271-1636x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1636,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/lg\/product\/stories\/quiet-professionals-leverages-arcgis-enterprise-on-kubernetes"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" To determine whether this deployment meets your team\u2019s needs, we recommend exploring the <\/span>product documentation<\/span><\/a>, reviewing <\/span>ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes: Is it for me?<\/span><\/a>, and connecting with your Esri representative. To learn more about common system patterns that are supported in Kubernetes environments, check out the ArcGIS system patterns<\/a> in the Architecture Center.<\/span><\/p>\n Continue reading to explore how you can take advantage of expanded functionality and new capabilities in ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1 on Kubernetes.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1 introduces new capabilities to Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes, as outlined in <\/span>What\u2019s New in ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1<\/span><\/a>. This blog highlights the features and improvements unique to the Kubernetes deployment, helping you understand what\u2019s new and why it matters. As you explore these updates, be sure to consult the<\/span> \u2018What\u2019s new in this release\u2019 documentation<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Release Notes<\/span><\/a> for additional details.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2971010,"id":2971010,"title":"12-2","filename":"12-2-e1781721697761.png","filesize":269903,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-2-e1781721697761.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-enterprise\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-enterprise-12-1-on-kubernetes\/12-2-2","alt":"","author":"370372","description":"","caption":"Workflow Management services being used in ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes. ","name":"12-2-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2968336,"date":"2026-06-17 18:39:15","modified":"2026-06-17 18:39:42","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":1080,"height":934,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-2-e1781721697761-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-2-e1781721697761-302x261.png","medium-width":302,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-2-e1781721697761-768x664.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":664,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-2-e1781721697761.png","large-width":1080,"large-height":934,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-2-e1781721697761.png","1536x1536-width":1080,"1536x1536-height":934,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-2-e1781721697761.png","2048x2048-width":1080,"2048x2048-height":934,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-2-e1781721697761-538x465.png","card_image-width":538,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-2-e1781721697761.png","wide_image-width":1080,"wide_image-height":934}},"image_position":"right","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Orchestrate Processes with Workflow Management Services\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n We’re excited to announce <\/span>workflow management services<\/span><\/a>, running natively in ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes and available through an additional annual subscription. This <\/span>premium capability<\/span><\/a> helps you automate and manage your GIS and broader organizational work by coordinating people, processes, and tasks. It allows you to define structured, multi-step workflows that move work from initiation through completion. By centralizing and standardizing workflows, organizations can reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and ensure work is completed through repeatable, well-governed processes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bringing these workflows into ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes provides a scalable foundation to support complex operations, improving efficiency and delivering more predictable outcomes across both GIS and business-critical work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Improved Cloud Scalability and Access Control\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Karpenter<\/a> is now supported for ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes clusters deployed in AWS EKS and Azure AKS. This autoscaler helps you manage compute resources efficiently by automatically provisioning nodes to meet spikes in demand and scaling them back down when resources are no longer needed. This allows you to better align your infrastructure with workload demands while helping control costs in cloud environments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n EKS Pod Identity<\/a> provides a more secure and flexible way to interact with AWS services such as cloud storage. By associating specific workloads with their own permissions, you can more precisely control how your services access resources like your organization’s cloud object store in AWS S3. This gives you better control over how your workloads access cloud resources.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Greater Deployment Control and Workload Placement\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n In ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1 on Kubernetes, architecture profiles<\/a> have been expanded to give you more control over how your deployment is configured from the start. Profiles are now separated into availability and performance, allowing you to independently define redundancy and resource allocation. Availability profiles<\/a> continue to determine the number of pod replicas used to support redundancy and availability, while performance profiles<\/a>\u00a0let you choose CPU and memory configurations, giving you more flexibility to match infrastructure with your performance needs.<\/span> To learn more, check out Introducing performance profiles in ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Node affinity and tolerations, previously available for a limited set of services and data store pods, can now be applied to shared service resources<\/a> and system deployments<\/a>, giving you more control over where workloads run and how resources are allocated across your environment.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Administrative Enhancements for Monitoring\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Administrators can now track user activity and system changes using audit logs<\/a>, giving you better visibility into what’s happening across your deployment. This makes it easier to monitor system behavior, troubleshoot issues, and understand which users or processes are making changes and when they occur.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We’ve also expanded what you can observe through the metrics API<\/a>, with the introduction of organization-level metrics alongside an expanded set of service-level metrics. This gives you a more complete view of how your deployment and services are performing over time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Upgrading to 12.1 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> product lifecycle<\/span><\/a> for details. <\/span>While the upgrade is largely automated and managed by the system,<\/span> preparatory work<\/span><\/a> is still required for enterprise-grade or mission-critical deployments. Learn how to upgrade to 12.1<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Summary of Supported Functionality\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Below is a summary of commonly used functionality that is supported with ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1 on Kubernetes, including additional highlights of what is new and improved. For a more complete list of what is now supported, review the<\/span> ArcGIS Functionality Matrix<\/span><\/a> and the latest<\/span> release product highlights<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Supported Kubernetes Environments<\/strong><\/p>\n Esri supports ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1 running on Kubernetes v1.33 to v1.35. See the <\/span>System Requirements<\/span><\/a> for details.\u00a0<\/span><\/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>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you manage distributed applications on Kubernetes and you use ArcGIS Enterprise, but you don’t see your environment listed above, notify your Esri representative.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Deployment and Upgrading\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Administration<\/strong><\/p>\nHighlights of What\u2019s New<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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