Enterprise ArcGIS License Management Brendan Ford, GISP Applications & Systems Manager Fairfax County Geographic Information Services Esri MUG User Conference 2015 Fairfax County Government
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Enterprise ArcGIS License Management
Brendan Ford, GISPApplications & Systems Manager
Fairfax County Geographic Information Services
Esri MUG User Conference 2015
Fairfax County Government
GIS in Fairfax County
CountyExec. Health
HumanServices
DOT
CountyAttorney
DPW&ES
DPZ
Police
Fire &Rescue
DTA
CSB
GIS
EDA
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GIS Department
Maintain GIS software licenses Manage enterprise database Acquire data Manage the GIS community Maintain GIS system
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GIS User Distribution
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ArcGIS Users in Fairfax County
Over 700 unique users of ArcGIS desktop every year.
Free training offered by GIS office Mixture of Citrix and stand alone users Varying levels of skill and usage Basic level access controlled by agencies Advanced access controlled by GIS office
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Custom Applications
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ESRI Licenses
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GIS System Components
6 Citrix Servers (Virtual) ArcGIS Oracle Active Directory
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Challenges to User Management Budgeting for future software Assuring we have sufficient resources Aligning with future trends Reporting and quantifying usage –
defending GIS Getting users to use the appropriate license The Extension Acquisition Continuum
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Possible solutions
Where Have All the Licenses Gone (user script)
OpenLM License management Flexera (formerly FlexLM)
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OpenLM Components
OpenLM Server (Windows Service) OpenLM database (can use SQL Server) Broker (install on license manager) Agent (install on desktops or servers with
ArcGIS)
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Metrics – What to collect
Who When What application(s) For how long What group/agency Where, which machines
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Usage Metrics by Product
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Metrics Dashboard
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Usage Efficiency
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Usage by Product 471 users have launched ArcGIS Advanced in
2015.
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Usage by Product
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Feature Denials
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License Activity
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License Activity
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User Stats
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Server & Workstation Metrics
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OpenLM Client
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Active Directory Integration
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Active Directory Integration
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Conclusions OpenLM has been valuable for budgeting,
metrics tracking, and ongoing license management.
Usage statistics would be key if the county were to move to an ELA
If Esri were to end the concurrent use software model it would have the effect of the Electric company turning off the power.
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Questions?
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Contact Info
Brendan Ford, GISPApplications & Systems Manager
Fairfax County Geographic Information [email protected]
703-324-3792
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