Portal for ArcGIS is a content management system that provides a framework to easily manage and secure geographic assets within an organization. It extends the reach of GIS to everyone in an organization, enabling better decision making. Portal for ArcGIS can be used to implement web GIS on-premises or in the cloud for organizations with specialized security requirements. It will be included with ArcGIS for Server Standard and Advanced starting at version 10.3.

1. Portal for ArcGIS
Enabling Web GIS in Your Infrastructure
Portal for ArcGIS is a mapcentric content
management system that provides a framework to
easily manage and secure geographic assets within
your organization. It is an ArcGIS for Server extension
that extends the reach of GIS to everyone in an
organization, enabling better decision making.
For organizations that have highly specialized security
requirements, such as satisfying regulations that
require data to be stored on servers within national
boundaries or working in a completely disconnected
(i.e., no Internet) environment, they can use Portal
for ArcGIS®
to implement web GIS in their own
infrastructure (on-premises or in the cloud).
Web GIS is a new pattern for delivering GIS
capabilities: a key concept is that all members of an
organization can easily access and leverage spatial
information in a collaborative environment. ArcGIS
SM
Online is Esri’s cloud solution for enabling web GIS.
Many organizations use a combination of on-premises
(Portal for ArcGIS) and cloud (ArcGIS Online) for their
web GIS implementations.
At ArcGIS 10.3, Portal for ArcGIS will be included with
ArcGIS for Server Standard and Advanced.

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Portal for ArcGIS, visit
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Organize Your GIS Resources . . .
Enable Discovery
Portal for ArcGIS provides a user-friendly experience
to search, discover, and work with your GIS assets
and resources, such as web services, maps, and apps.
It can leverage your existing GIS investments and
make them discoverable and more accessible. Portal
for ArcGIS provides a platform for integrating GIS
with other business systems and promotes cross-
organizational collaboration.
Empower People to Use and Create Maps
Portal for ArcGIS includes a map viewer that enables
a self-service mapping user experience. Portal users
can easily find and compile GIS assets to create
their own web maps, save them in Portal for ArcGIS,
and share with others. In this way, Portal for ArcGIS
promotes the collaboration of spatial content in your
organization based on maps.
Extend Your Reach With Apps
Portal for ArcGIS also includes access to Collector for
ArcGIS, Esri Maps for Office, Esri Maps for SharePoint,
and Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS. These client
applications are designed to work with Portal for
ArcGIS and help to further extend the reach of your
organization’s GIS assets to a broader user base.