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 →

When to use one or the other? What are the differences? The Esri documentation states: 1) ArcGIS Data Store is an application that allows you to configure data storage for the hosting server used with ArcGIS Enterprise deployments on Linux and Microsoft Windows. If you are not a database expert, ArcGIS Data Store provides you … Continue reading ArcGIS Data Store vs Enterprise geodatabase →