Thomson, Singapore
Server infrastructure for Publishing in Thomson
There is no single correct server for Publishing; there is a correct one for the workload, the volume and the budget. For a medium Publishing business in Thomson that is about 2 Cores, 24 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 Thomson. 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 Publishing
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
$131.15 USD USD
per month · VPS
- Single Core
- 10 GB RAM
- 250 GB storage
About 0.1 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 7 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Medium Publishing Most likely here
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
$309.55 USD USD
per month · VDS
- 2 Cores
- 24 GB RAM
- 600 GB storage
- Managed
About 1.5 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 20 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Large Publishing
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
$1,161.40 USD USD
per month · Dedicated Server
- 6 Cores
- 96 GB RAM
- 3000 GB storage
- Managed
About 14.5 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 80 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.
Which tiers suit Publishing
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 | Recommended | A brochure site with light traffic runs comfortably on shared hosting, and the managed platform means no server to look after. |
| VPS Flexible virtual infrastructure with full root access | Recommended | A VPS gives you root, your own PHP and Nginx versions, and room for the site to grow past what shared hosting allows. |
| VDS Virtual server with resources pinned to you alone | Workable | Worth moving to once the site fronts an application rather than pages, or when a slow neighbour has cost you a lead. |
| Dedicated Server An entire physical server, configured to your specification | Workable | More machine than a brochure site needs, but the right answer when it sits alongside other systems on the same box. |
| Bare Metal Physical compute for sustained, demanding workloads | Not this one | Bare metal is sized for sustained heavy compute; a brochure site would leave almost all of it idle. |
Publishing workloads you can host
The archive is the asset, and it must stay searchable long after the issue stopped selling.
- Editorial CMS
- Digital editions
- Subscriber paywall
- Archive & back issues
- Rights management
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Thomson has a data centre of its own. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Thomson ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Singapore | Same city | 1–2 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 1,606 miles | 39–78 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 1,797 miles | 43–87 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 2,427 miles | 59–117 ms |
| Delhi NCR, India | 2,563 miles | 62–124 ms |
| Tokyo, Japan | 3,299 miles | 80–159 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 3,917 miles | 95–189 ms |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 4,949 miles | 119–239 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 5,550 miles | 134–268 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 5,989 miles | 145–289 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 6,375 miles | 154–308 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 6,377 miles | 154–308 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 6,520 miles | 157–315 ms |
| London, United Kingdom | 6,742 miles | 163–325 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 7,073 miles | 171–341 ms |
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| Seattle, United States | 8,063 miles | 195–389 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 8,475 miles | 205–409 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 8,773 miles | 212–424 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 9,321 miles | 225–450 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 9,365 miles | 226–452 ms |
| New York, United States | 9,527 miles | 230–460 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 9,722 miles | 235–469 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 9,953 miles | 240–481 ms |
| Miami, United States | 10,544 miles | 255–509 ms |
Distances are from Thomson. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
Publishing in Thomson
The closest of our 24 data centres to Thomson is Singapore, about 2 miles away. Choosing the closest data centre is the cheapest performance improvement available, and it costs nothing extra.
Thomson has a population of about 29,390, which is why the medium build above is the one most likely to fit a Publishing business here — though the other two are a click away if it does not. Local time is Asia/Singapore, 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 PDPA. Pricing is quoted in SGD, and the figure is the same wherever the machine physically sits.
Network reach from Thomson
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Thomson | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Singaporeapac | In your metro | 1–2 ms |
| Hong Kongapac | 1,606 miles | 39–78 ms |
| Kolkataapac | 1,797 miles | 43–87 ms |
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 41,667 requests a day crossing that link.
Publishing hosting in Thomson — FAQs
What size server does a Publishing business in Thomson, Singapore need?
Where would the server for my Thomson, Singapore business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for Publishing, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host editorial CMS for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Thomson
Same city, different workload.
Publishing hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.