Can you believe it? Another remarkable year is behind us!
As we embrace 2025, we want to take a moment to reflect on some of our biggest milestones and express our gratitude to our clients, partners, and the entire GIS community. Your trust and collaboration make everything we do possible, and we can’t wait to continue growing together. Here’s a look at some of the highlights from the past year and what we anticipate for the year ahead:
Strengthening our Cloud offerings with Esri's Platinum partnership status

In 2024, we reached a major milestone by leveling up in the Esri Partner Network to Platinum Partner status. This achievement reflects our unwavering commitment to delivering top-tier managed cloud services and GIS solutions.
“ROK Technologies is a trusted Esri partner who helps customers successfully leverage ArcGIS for their organizations every day. ROK’s managed service offerings and migration services are industry-leading. I look forward to ROK’s continued success as a Platinum Esri partner.”
Thomas Fair, Director of Esri Partner Network
Industry recognition for customer success with ArcGIS Enterprise
Our dedication to empowering clients with cutting-edge GIS solutions earned us the Collaboration Award at the 2024 Esri Partner Conference. This award highlights the power of strong partner-to-partner collaboration in driving customer success.
“We are thrilled to receive this honor, as it highlights the incredible value we place on our strategic partnerships. These collaborations have empowered our client organizations with the comprehensive support and solutions they need to truly innovate with GIS.”
Alex Coleman, CEO, ROK Technologies

Esri training & certification: Elevating our expertise
At ROK, staying ahead in the evolving GIS landscape is our top priority. In 2024, our team continued to enhance their expertise through Esri Training and Certification programs, ensuring we provide clients with the most up-to-date knowledge and best practices in ArcGIS and Cloud technologies. Our commitment to professional development strengthens our ability to support clients in leveraging the full potential of GIS in the Cloud.
“Our key services are maintaining the client’s enterprise environment and installing and configuring new ArcGIS products that the client wants to use, such as ArcGIS Image Server and ArcGIS Monitor. We must know what [products] our clients need, before they need them, and deliver them in the best fashion possible."
Alex Coleman, CEO, ROK Technologies
Offering GIS and Cloud insights through quarterly live webinars
Throughout 2024, we hosted a series of informative webinars designed to help GIS organizations navigate the evolving GIS and Cloud landscape. Each 60-minute session offered attendees insights, best practices, and expert guidance on these key topics:
Securing Success: Why IT Leaders Choose GIS Cloud Managed Services
Exploring the benefits of GIS Managed Cloud Services, including time and cost savings, risk reduction, and enhanced security as well as addressing common challenges IT leaders face with ArcGIS management and how partnering with a GIS MCS provider can drive innovation.
Navigating the Disaster Management Cycle
Outlining key phases of disaster management and the importance of proactive planning with cloud technology and how Cloud-based GIS enhances agility, efficiency, and effectiveness in disaster response.
Maximize Your ROI in the Cloud
Providing strategies for building a compelling business case for GIS cloud migration and securing funding approval along with practical tools and resources to accelerate the decision-making process for Cloud adoption.
Tips and Tricks to Optimize Your ArcGIS Enterprise for Speed
Celebrating GIS Day’s 25th anniversary with a live session on maximizing ArcGIS Enterprise performance with expert insights on optimizing server settings, data management, and workflow efficiency.
Watch the webinar replays to revisit these valuable discussions and insights!
Conferences & events: Connecting with the GIS community
2024 was an exciting year filled with opportunities to connect, learn, and share insights at major GIS and cloud industry events. Some of the highlights include:
- Esri Partner Conference (EPC) where we celebrated our newly announced Platinum Partnership and received the Esri Collaboration Award.
- Esri User Conference (Esri UC) where we showcased our expertise in GIS Managed Cloud Services and engaged with GIS professionals worldwide. The event of the year!
- AWS re:Invent where we explored the latest in cloud technology and its impact on GIS workflows.
- Various local state GIS conferences & industry events where we engaged with state and local government leaders, utilities, and transportation professionals to discuss GIS Cloud solutions.

GIS and Cloud predictions for 2025
As we look ahead, we anticipate several key trends shaping the GIS and Cloud landscape in 2025 and beyond:
AI and machine learning integrations: Expect to see more automation and AI-driven insights integrated into ArcGIS workflows, making spatial analysis faster and more intuitive.
Increased focus on security: As organizations continue their Cloud migration journeys, there will be more emphasize on stronger security frameworks to protect geospatial data.
Real-time GIS and IoT expansion: With 5G and IoT innovations, real-time GIS applications will become more prevalent, enabling enhanced decision-making across industries like transportation and utilities.
Sustainability and climate data initiatives: Governments and adjacent organizations will have more focus on GIS for climate resilience, disaster preparedness, and sustainability planning.
Thank You!
As we move further into 2025, we’re excited to continue innovating, collaborating, and helping you achieve GIS excellence in the cloud. Thank you for an amazing 2024—here’s to an even greater year ahead! 🎉