Good Morning All, Crystal balling what needs to be done to grow with the demand for GIS products is not an easy task. This blog post has a lot to say about it from an ESRI centric perspective. http://www10.giscafe.com/blogs/mobilegis/2015/03/23/gis-anywhere-anytime-on-any-device/#more-1207 Quote from the blog: "ArcGIS stretches across both worlds: traditional and emerging. Working with current and prospective clients we are seeing the following general adoption patterns: - GIS departments who could never afford ArcGIS server are testing ArcGIS Online through desktop licenses. - GIS departments hesitant or unable to upgrade from older versions of ArcGIS server. Concerned about ArcGIS Online credits, security etc. - GIS departments gradually moving to ArcGIS Online in phases - GIS departments fully embracing ArcGIS Online. - Organization without GIS but who recognize their need for location intelligence, without understanding GIS. - Organization without GIS who do not recognize the potential benefits of the technology. We find platform adoption conversations vary widely; from outright resistance to immediate acceptance. But, moving clients from a naturally caution stance (traditional), to adopting of a new cloud/on premise ArcGIS model (ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Portal respectively) has its challenges. Staying focused on the problem helps guide discussions. But if only it were that simple." Please share your thoughts and experience in growing to the next generation GIS. Joseph Young Executive Director Maine GeoLibrary SHS 145 51 Commerce Drive Augusta, Maine 04333- 145 VP 207-624-2664 FAX 207-287-1131 [MaineGeoLibrary_Web_banner_JY]<http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?A0=geolibrary-l> Subscribe to our List Serve<http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?A0=geolibrary-l> learn more about the GeoLibrary http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?A0=geolibrary-l ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list Maine GeoNews (GEOLIBRARY-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all Maine GIS Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove your name and email address yourself at the this web address: http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?SUBED1=geolibrary-l&A=1 Or,you may also request that your name be removed by sending email to: [log in to unmask]