Dunstable, United Kingdom
Server infrastructure for CAD Services in Dunstable
Infrastructure for CAD Services is a question of matching the machine to the application, then putting it near the people using it. For a medium CAD Services business in Dunstable that is about 2 Cores, 24 GB of memory and 800 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 Dunstable. 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 CAD Services
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
$151.40 USD USD
per month · VPS
- 2 Cores
- 10 GB RAM
- 300 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 CAD Services Most likely here
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
$336.55 USD USD
per month · VDS
- 2 Cores
- 24 GB RAM
- 800 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 CAD Services
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 CAD Services size up this way
Working from about 50,000 visits a month and roughly 26,667 requests a day, storage grows by roughly 60 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
- 60 GB/month growth
- Windows
Which tiers suit CAD 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. |
CAD Services workloads you can host
Bureau work means many client files in many formats, and translation is the CPU cost of accepting all of them.
- Drafting workstations
- Drawing conversion
- File translation
- Plot & print services
- Client file exchange
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Dunstable is closest to London. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Dunstable ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| London, United Kingdom | 31 miles | 1–2 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 233 miles | 6–11 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 418 miles | 10–20 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 626 miles | 15–30 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 807 miles | 19–39 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 885 miles | 21–43 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 1,322 miles | 32–64 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 2,236 miles | 54–108 ms |
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| New York, United States | 3,437 miles | 83–166 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 3,523 miles | 85–170 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 3,920 miles | 95–189 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 4,182 miles | 101–202 ms |
| Miami, United States | 4,408 miles | 106–213 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 4,721 miles | 114–228 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 4,753 miles | 115–229 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 5,334 miles | 129–258 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 5,410 miles | 131–261 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Delhi NCR, India | 4,194 miles | 101–202 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 4,486 miles | 108–217 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 4,958 miles | 120–239 ms |
| Tokyo, Japan | 5,926 miles | 143–286 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 5,980 miles | 144–289 ms |
| Singapore | 6,752 miles | 163–326 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 10,561 miles | 255–510 ms |
Distances are from Dunstable. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
CAD Services in Dunstable
The closest of our 24 data centres to Dunstable is London, about 31 miles away. Round-trip time is set by physical distance more than by anything else, so the nearest site is usually the right one.
Dunstable has a population of about 51,973, which is why the medium build above is the one most likely to fit a CAD 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 Dunstable
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Dunstable | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Londonemea | 31 miles | 1–2 ms |
| Amsterdamemea | 233 miles | 6–11 ms |
| Frankfurtemea | 418 miles | 10–20 ms |
Dunstable 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.
CAD Services hosting in Dunstable — FAQs
What size server does a CAD Services business in Dunstable, England need?
Where would the server for my Dunstable, England business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for CAD Services, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host drafting workstations for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Dunstable
Same city, different workload.
CAD Services hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.