The Temptation It always begins the same way. You open a browser for something innocent. Maybe to check a reference. Maybe to confirm a version number. Then it appears.A new Esri Press title glowing on your screen like salvation. Getting to Know ArcGIS Enterprise. Ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. Hardcover for one fifty-nine if you hate your wallet enough. You
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ArcGIS does not just test your certificates. It tests your process. Every PFX is a confession that trust must be built correctly, and every renewal is a reminder that shortcuts will always cost you twice. When our SSL certificate expired this month, I found myself performing the same ritual every administrator (ArcGIS, systems, network, application – yes, that’s me too)
Intro: You ever open a map app, zoom around a bit, and think, “This is cool—I could do this for a living”? Well, guess what? You can! But if you’re dreaming of becoming a GIS Administrator, let me pop that bubble of easy-breezy cartography and introduce you to the spicy world of GIS infrastructure. Spoiler: It’s less Indiana Jones with
From the IT Administrator, GIS Staff, Network Engineer, Procurement Officer, and Whoever Else Isn’t Around That Day Let’s stop pretending this is a team sport. It’s not. In small utilities—and especially in local government—“IT Department” is often a fiction. It’s a polite way of saying one person who knows how to reboot things. That’s me. I’m the sysadmin, the GIS