Getting the current PDFs names from a Windows Explorer folder & updating them via Python

This is not a GIS-related post, but since I might reuse it in the future, I decided to register it here. Lately, I have been downloading GIS and IT-related resources from the web (mainly PDFs). I had hundreds of them, and I wanted to change the names of many of those documents by avoiding manual … Continue reading Getting the current PDFs names from a Windows Explorer folder & updating them via Python

Shared instance pool configuration: Esri Community articles worth checking

How many services can be published into the shared instance pool in ArcGIS Enterprise? ArcGIS Server 10.9.1: How to determine the number of shared instances? How to treat severe ArcGIS Server logs for System/DynamicMappingHost.MapServer? + just seen this post, which currently has no comments but might have good ones. Related: ArcGIS Enterprise: Advanced Topics in … Continue reading Shared instance pool configuration: Esri Community articles worth checking

Esri tools (non supported?) that will make your Esri GIS admin journey easier

I'm not in a position to confirm yet if all those tools are unsupported or not by Esri, but they have certainly been developed by Esri folks: 1) ArcGIS Enterprise Reporter: Esri Community post & GitHub. "A common challenge in administering an ArcGIS Enterprise system is the need to document and/or otherwise communicate its design … Continue reading Esri tools (non supported?) that will make your Esri GIS admin journey easier

ArcSDE (and old geodatabase) resources to understand modern ArcGIS enterprise geodatabases

Although ArcSDE is an old concept (that is not used anymore by Esri), it's the foundation of today's Esri enterprise geodatabase —Can I say it is the technology behind enterprise geodatabases? (please correct me if not) —. For those, like me, who want to explore the topic of enterprise geodatabases but are looking for more … Continue reading ArcSDE (and old geodatabase) resources to understand modern ArcGIS enterprise geodatabases