Saint Andrews, United Kingdom
Server infrastructure for BIM Services in Saint Andrews
The right server for BIM Services is decided by the work it has to do, not by the size of the plan you happen to land on. For a small BIM Services business in Saint Andrews that is about 2 Cores, 32 GB of memory and 600 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 Saint Andrews. 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 BIM Services Most likely here
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
$381.10 USD USD
per month · VDS
- 2 Cores
- 32 GB RAM
- 600 GB storage
- GPU on request
About 0.1 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 22.4 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Medium BIM Services
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
$1,026.40 USD USD
per month · Dedicated Server
- 6 Cores
- 96 GB RAM
- 2000 GB storage
- Managed
- GPU on request
About 0.6 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 64 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Large BIM Services
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
$3,070.30 USD USD
per month · Bare Metal
- 20 Cores
- 320 GB RAM
- 4000 GB storage
- Managed
- GPU on request
About 6.2 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 256 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 BIM Services size up this way
Working from about 5,000 visits a month and roughly 2,667 requests a day, storage grows by roughly 42 GB a month at this size, which usually decides the build before CPU does; about 22 GB of data needs to stay in memory to keep queries fast; each request costs real computation rather than a cache lookup, so cores matter more here than on a typical site; and the software is Windows-based, which sets a floor on cores, memory and disk before the workload is considered.
- 0.1 req/sec at peak
- 22.4 GB working set
- 42 GB/month growth
- Windows
Which tiers suit BIM Services
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. |
BIM Services workloads you can host
Clash detection on a federated model is a heavy, memory-hungry run that people wait on.
- Federated BIM models
- Clash detection runs
- Model coordination
- Revit/CAD workstations
- Common data environment
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Saint Andrews is closest to London. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Saint Andrews ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| London, United Kingdom | 351 miles | 8–17 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 414 miles | 10–20 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 639 miles | 15–31 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 791 miles | 19–38 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 912 miles | 22–44 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 1,101 miles | 27–53 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 1,499 miles | 36–72 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 2,452 miles | 59–118 ms |
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| New York, United States | 3,268 miles | 79–158 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 3,325 miles | 80–161 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 3,706 miles | 89–179 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 4,008 miles | 97–194 ms |
| Miami, United States | 4,278 miles | 103–207 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 4,457 miles | 108–215 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 4,511 miles | 109–218 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 5,052 miles | 122–244 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 5,141 miles | 124–248 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Delhi NCR, India | 4,234 miles | 102–204 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 4,582 miles | 111–221 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 4,974 miles | 120–240 ms |
| Tokyo, Japan | 5,709 miles | 138–276 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 5,887 miles | 142–284 ms |
| Singapore | 6,770 miles | 163–327 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 10,457 miles | 252–505 ms |
Distances are from Saint Andrews. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
BIM Services in Saint Andrews
The closest of our 24 data centres to Saint Andrews is London, about 351 miles away. Choosing the closest data centre is the cheapest performance improvement available, and it costs nothing extra.
Saint Andrews has a population of about 18,410, which is why the small build above is the one most likely to fit a BIM Services 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 Saint Andrews
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Saint Andrews | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Londonemea | 351 miles | 8–17 ms |
| Amsterdamemea | 414 miles | 10–20 ms |
| Frankfurtemea | 639 miles | 15–31 ms |
Saint Andrews sits in Scotland, 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 small size assumed above, that is roughly 2,667 requests a day crossing that link.
BIM Services hosting in Saint Andrews — FAQs
What size server does a BIM Services business in Saint Andrews, Scotland need?
Where would the server for my Saint Andrews, Scotland business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for BIM Services, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host federated BIM models for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Saint Andrews
Same city, different workload.
BIM Services hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.