The Gap, Australia
Server infrastructure for BIM Services in The Gap
Infrastructure for BIM Services is a question of matching the machine to the application, then putting it near the people using it. For a small BIM Services business in The Gap 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 The Gap. 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.
The Gap is closest to Sydney. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from The Gap ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Sydney, Australia | 456 miles | 11–22 ms |
| Singapore | 3,818 miles | 92–184 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 4,303 miles | 104–208 ms |
| Tokyo, Japan | 4,446 miles | 107–215 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 5,522 miles | 133–267 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 6,242 miles | 151–301 ms |
| Delhi NCR, India | 6,320 miles | 153–305 ms |
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| Santa Clara, United States | 7,094 miles | 171–343 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 7,190 miles | 174–347 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 7,364 miles | 178–356 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 8,328 miles | 201–402 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 8,928 miles | 216–431 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 9,042 miles | 218–437 ms |
| Miami, United States | 9,178 miles | 222–443 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 9,347 miles | 226–451 ms |
| New York, United States | 9,635 miles | 233–465 ms |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 8,764 miles | 212–423 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 9,302 miles | 225–449 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 9,376 miles | 226–453 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 9,994 miles | 241–483 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 10,057 miles | 243–486 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 10,098 miles | 244–488 ms |
| London, United Kingdom | 10,264 miles | 248–496 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 10,833 miles | 262–523 ms |
Distances are from The Gap. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
BIM Services in The Gap
The closest of our 24 data centres to The Gap is Sydney, about 456 miles away. Round-trip time is set by physical distance more than by anything else, so the nearest site is usually the right one.
The Gap has a population of about 16,371, 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 Australia/Brisbane, 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 Privacy Act 1988. Pricing is quoted in AUD, and the figure is the same wherever the machine physically sits.
Network reach from The Gap
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from The Gap | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Sydneyapac | 456 miles | 11–22 ms |
| Singaporeapac | 3,818 miles | 92–184 ms |
| Hong Kongapac | 4,303 miles | 104–208 ms |
The Gap sits in Queensland, 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 The Gap — FAQs
What size server does a BIM Services business in The Gap, QLD need?
Where would the server for my The Gap, QLD 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 The Gap
Same city, different workload.
BIM Services hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.