Cambridge, United Kingdom
Server infrastructure for Architecture Firms in Cambridge
Infrastructure for Architecture Firms is a question of matching the machine to the application, then putting it near the people using it. For a medium Architecture Firms business in Cambridge that is about 2 Cores, 24 GB of memory and 1500 GB of storage on VDS.
- ✓ 5 infrastructure tiers
- ✓ Sized for your workload, not a plan name
- ✓ Same price in all 24 locations
Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Cambridge. Your real figure depends on your connection and route, and lands inside this range.
Choose the infrastructure for your workload
Three sizes of business, each sized from an assumed traffic figure rather than a measured one. If you know your own numbers, tell us and the estimate changes with them.
Small Architecture Firms
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
$171.65 USD USD
per month · VPS
- 2 Cores
- 10 GB RAM
- 450 GB storage
- GPU on request
About 0.1 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 5.6 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Medium Architecture Firms Most likely here
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
$431.05 USD USD
per month · VDS
- 2 Cores
- 24 GB RAM
- 1500 GB storage
- Managed
- GPU on request
About 0.6 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 16 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Large Architecture Firms
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
$1,296.40 USD USD
per month · Dedicated Server
- 6 Cores
- 96 GB RAM
- 4000 GB storage
- Managed
- GPU on request
About 6.2 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 64 GB of working data.
Configure this build →These figures are assumptions stated out loud, not predictions about your business. Memory, cores and disk can all be raised on the same server later, usually within the hour, with no rebuild and no new IP address — so starting one size below the estimate is normally the cheaper mistake.
Why Architecture Firms size up this way
Working from about 50,000 visits a month and roughly 26,667 requests a day, storage grows by roughly 90 GB a month at this size, which usually decides the build before CPU does; and the software is Windows-based, which sets a floor on cores, memory and disk before the workload is considered.
- 0.6 req/sec at peak
- 16 GB working set
- 90 GB/month growth
- Windows
Which tiers suit Architecture Firms
Including the ones that do not, and why — that is usually the more useful half.
| 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
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Cambridge is closest to London. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Cambridge ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| London, United Kingdom | 49 miles | 1–2 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 203 miles | 5–10 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 398 miles | 10–19 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 621 miles | 15–30 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 834 miles | 20–40 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 850 miles | 21–41 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 1,300 miles | 31–63 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 2,220 miles | 54–107 ms |
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| New York, United States | 3,456 miles | 83–167 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 3,539 miles | 85–171 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 3,935 miles | 95–190 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 4,201 miles | 101–203 ms |
| Miami, United States | 4,431 miles | 107–214 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 4,736 miles | 114–229 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 4,753 miles | 115–229 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 5,337 miles | 129–258 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 5,416 miles | 131–262 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Delhi NCR, India | 4,164 miles | 101–201 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 4,459 miles | 108–215 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 4,926 miles | 119–238 ms |
| Tokyo, Japan | 5,893 miles | 142–285 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 5,945 miles | 144–287 ms |
| Singapore | 6,721 miles | 162–324 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 10,527 miles | 254–508 ms |
Distances are from Cambridge. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
Architecture Firms in Cambridge
The closest of our 24 data centres to Cambridge is London, about 49 miles away. Round-trip time is set by physical distance more than by anything else, so the nearest site is usually the right one.
Cambridge has a population of about 145,674, which is why the medium build above is the one most likely to fit a Architecture Firms business here — though the other two are a click away if it does not. Local time is Europe/London, so routine maintenance and backups are scheduled against your overnight rather than ours.
Data stays in the jurisdiction you choose, which matters if you are working to the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Pricing is quoted in GBP, and the figure is the same wherever the machine physically sits.
Network reach from Cambridge
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Cambridge | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Londonemea | 49 miles | 1–2 ms |
| Amsterdamemea | 203 miles | 5–10 ms |
| Frankfurtemea | 398 miles | 10–19 ms |
Cambridge sits in England, and every one of our 24 locations costs the same — so the only thing worth optimising is which of them your users are closest to. At the medium size assumed above, that is roughly 26,667 requests a day crossing that link.
Architecture Firms hosting in Cambridge — FAQs
What size server does a Architecture Firms business in Cambridge, England need?
Where would the server for my Cambridge, England business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for Architecture Firms, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host revit & CAD workstations for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Cambridge
Same city, different workload.
Architecture Firms hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.