Architecture, CAD & Engineering
Server infrastructure for Architecture Firms
Sized from the workload rather than sold as a plan name: what Architecture Firms actually run, what that needs, and which tier it belongs on.
Recommended builds by size
Three sizes of operation, each sized from an assumed traffic figure.
Small
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
VPS
- 2 Cores
- 10 GB RAM
- 450 GB storage
A single site or team, with traffic that arrives in a predictable working-hours pattern.
Medium
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
VDS
- 2 Cores
- 24 GB RAM
- 1500 GB storage
A growing business running several systems, where an outage now costs real money.
Large
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
Dedicated Server
- 6 Cores
- 96 GB RAM
- 4000 GB storage
Multiple sites or a busy platform, with traffic that spikes and an obligation to stay up.
Which tiers suit Architecture Firms
| Infrastructure | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Hosting Managed space on a shared server | Not this one | Shared hosting serves websites; it cannot present a Windows desktop to work on. |
| VPS Flexible virtual infrastructure with full root access | Workable | Adequate for light remote desktop work — email, documents, a line-of-business application. |
| VDS Virtual server with resources pinned to you alone | Recommended | Guaranteed CPU and memory are what make a remote desktop feel like a local one rather than a slideshow. |
| Dedicated Server An entire physical server, configured to your specification | Recommended | The right tier for CAD, BIM and rendering, where the whole machine is in use for hours at a stretch. |
| Bare Metal Physical compute for sustained, demanding workloads | Recommended | For teams running several workstations on one physical host, with GPUs available on request. |
Architecture Firms workloads you can host
A remote workstation is only useful if it feels local — this is where pinned resources stop being a nicety.
- Revit & CAD workstations
- Model coordination
- Drawing issue register
- Visualisation renders
- Project archives
Architecture Firms hosting by city
Each page names the closest of our 24 data centres and how far away it actually is.
- New York
- Toronto
- Los Angeles
- Montréal
- Chicago
- Vancouver
- Calgary
- Houston
- Edmonton
- Phoenix
- Ottawa
- Philadelphia
- San Antonio
- Winnipeg
- Québec City
- San Diego
- Dallas
- Hamilton
- Austin
- Kitchener
- Halifax
- San Jose
- Jacksonville
- Victoria
- Saskatoon
- Seattle
- Denver
- Regina
- Boston
- Mississauga
- Atlanta
- Brampton
- Miami
- San Francisco
- ‘Ewa Beach
- ‘Ewa Gentry
- Abbey Wood
- Abbotsford
- Aberdare
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeen
- Aberystwyth
- Abilene
- Abingdon
- Abington
- Abington
- Abu Hayl
- Accrington
- Acocks Green
- Acton
- Acton
- Acworth
- Ada
- Adams Morgan
- Addison
- Addison
- Adelaide city centre
- Adelaide Hills