Ladner, Canada
Server infrastructure for EdTech in Ladner
Sizing infrastructure for EdTech starts with the workload, then works back to cores, memory and disk. For a small EdTech business in Ladner that is about Single Core, 16 GB of memory and 100 GB of storage on VPS.
- ✓ 5 infrastructure tiers
- ✓ Sized for your workload, not a plan name
- ✓ Same price in all 24 locations
Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Ladner. 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 EdTech Most likely here
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
$164.90 USD USD
per month · VPS
- Single Core
- 16 GB RAM
- 100 GB storage
About 2.8 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 11.2 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Medium EdTech
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
$432.40 USD USD
per month · VDS
- 4 Cores
- 48 GB RAM
- 250 GB storage
- Managed
About 27.8 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 32 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Large EdTech
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
$1,721.65 USD USD
per month · Dedicated Server
- 16 Cores
- 196 GB RAM
- 900 GB storage
- Managed
About 277.8 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 128 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 EdTech size up this way
Working from about 5,000 visits a month and roughly 40,000 requests a day, peaks run about 6× the average hour, so the build is sized for the busiest moment rather than the typical one; and about 11 GB of data needs to stay in memory to keep queries fast.
- 2.8 req/sec at peak
- 11.2 GB working set
- 4 GB/month growth
- Linux
Which tiers suit EdTech
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 cannot run background workers, queues or long-lived processes, which a SaaS application depends on. |
| VPS Flexible virtual infrastructure with full root access | Recommended | The natural home for an early-stage product: root access, your own runtime, and the ability to resize as you grow. |
| VDS Virtual server with resources pinned to you alone | Recommended | Pinned resources give you the predictable latency your customers will hold you to in an SLA. |
| Dedicated Server An entire physical server, configured to your specification | Recommended | Right once the database and the application tier are competing for the same memory on a single virtual instance. |
| Bare Metal Physical compute for sustained, demanding workloads | Workable | For platforms running their own virtualization, or holding a large working set entirely in memory. |
EdTech workloads you can host
School timetables mean every tenant peaks at the same hour of the same weekday.
- Multi-tenant learning platform
- Content authoring
- Analytics & reporting
- LTI/SSO integrations
- Assessment engine
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Ladner is closest to Seattle. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Ladner ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| Seattle, United States | 108 miles | 3–5 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 813 miles | 20–39 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 1,068 miles | 26–52 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 1,760 miles | 42–85 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 1,770 miles | 43–85 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 2,087 miles | 50–101 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 2,235 miles | 54–108 ms |
| New York, United States | 2,426 miles | 59–117 ms |
| Miami, United States | 2,797 miles | 68–135 ms |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| Stockholm, Sweden | 4,633 miles | 112–224 ms |
| London, United Kingdom | 4,719 miles | 114–228 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 4,793 miles | 116–231 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 5,012 miles | 121–242 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 5,237 miles | 126–253 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 5,301 miles | 128–256 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 5,713 miles | 138–276 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 6,665 miles | 161–322 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Tokyo, Japan | 4,703 miles | 114–227 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 6,380 miles | 154–308 ms |
| Delhi NCR, India | 6,927 miles | 167–334 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 7,120 miles | 172–344 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 7,626 miles | 184–368 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 7,764 miles | 187–375 ms |
| Singapore | 7,976 miles | 193–385 ms |
Distances are from Ladner. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
EdTech in Ladner
The closest of our 24 data centres to Ladner is Seattle, about 108 miles away. Choosing the closest data centre is the cheapest performance improvement available, and it costs nothing extra.
Ladner has a population of about 23,016, which is why the small build above is the one most likely to fit a EdTech business here — though the other two are a click away if it does not. Local time is America/Vancouver, 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 PIPEDA. Pricing is quoted in CAD, and the figure is the same wherever the machine physically sits.
Network reach from Ladner
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Ladner | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Seattleamericas | 108 miles | 3–5 ms |
| Santa Claraamericas | 813 miles | 20–39 ms |
| Los Angelesamericas | 1,068 miles | 26–52 ms |
Ladner sits in British Columbia, 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 40,000 requests a day crossing that link.
EdTech hosting in Ladner — FAQs
What size server does a EdTech business in Ladner, BC need?
Where would the server for my Ladner, BC business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for EdTech, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host multi-tenant learning platform for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Ladner
Same city, different workload.
EdTech hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.