title: How to estimate server size requirements for SQL Server database?
body: <p>I have spoken to a couple of server providers now trying to estimate the cost feasibility for a web development project but not really getting a clear answer.</p>
  
  <p>The main burden of the project is the database which will hold 20 million rows of data with 5 columns per row (10 letter code, 10 letter code, 10 letter code, 10 digit integer, URL (say 20 characters long on average).</p>
  
  <p>The main question is how to estimate the GB of storage necessary for something like that? (with SQL Server ). [I don't have a copy of SQL Server to test].</p>
  
  <p>The second question really is about speed and I/O requirements, but that is probably a question way down the line after a demo is developed.</p>