ArcSDE - Northeast Arc Users Group

An Example:Some Lessons Learned and Best Practicesfrom Major US City project• Coordination between project lifecycle and softwaredevelopment lifecycle required careful configurationmanagement– Project began with the release of ArcGIS 8.0 and DB2 7.1 and wasdelivered on ArcGIS 8.3 and DB2 8.1– Each new release of any component required regression testing ofapplication and review of configuration parameters– Numerous service packs and fix packs added complexity to theconfiguration management process– As a result of the project, ArcSDE for DB2 and DB2 SpatialExtender are solid and performance is very strong– Recommendation is to design, develop, and deploy on a releasedversion of ArcGIS and underlying RDBMS and understandimplications of upgrading any component