Compute & hosting
Map application demands to the right deployment model, from a focused virtual server to a dedicated environment.
- Workload sizing
- Virtual & dedicated options
- Deployment requirements
The foundation for what comes next
Compute, storage and connectivity, considered together. Start your next infrastructure project with a blueprint that leaves room to grow.
A good infrastructure plan connects the details to the bigger picture.
Map application demands to the right deployment model, from a focused virtual server to a dedicated environment.
Plan capacity around how data grows, how it is accessed and how quickly it needs to come back.
Think through the connections, access controls and operating responsibilities that keep a project manageable.
Deployment location, provider, availability and service commitments are confirmed for each project. This page does not represent owned data centers or a live service-level agreement.
Get a useful starting point
Estimate the resources to discuss with your infrastructure provider. Adjust your workload and leave a little headroom.
This is a planning estimate, not a quotation. Actual sizing depends on performance, redundancy and application requirements.
Includes 20% headroom. Backups and redundancy are additional.
Use this in a project briefStart with what you’re running, who depends on it and what “working well” looks like.
Compare requirements, growth assumptions and recovery needs before choosing a configuration.
Agree on responsibilities, documentation and acceptance checks before a deployment begins.
Bring the right questions
Turn the capacity sketch into a practical brief you can share with your team or infrastructure provider.
This form creates a text file on your device. It does not send an inquiry or reserve any service.
No. It multiplies your per-machine requirements by the number of machines, then adds your selected headroom and rounds up. It does not model CPU contention, licensing, bandwidth, backups, RAID overhead or high availability.
Online ordering and provisioning are not available on this site. Use the planner to prepare your requirements; scope, delivery and commercial terms need a separate agreement.
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