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System Design Strategies 2002


The purpose of this updated document is to share a system design strategy that promotes successful selection of GIS hardware solutions. Guidelines include appropriate rationale and logic to support a system that will satisfy initial performance needs for most of our customers. Once the initial implementation is operational, the system environment can be further adjusted to fit specific user needs. This version of this document includes strategies for ArcGIS 8.1.2, ArcSDE 8.1.2, and ArcIMS 4.

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