> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cloud performance requirements

The [installation requirements for Anaconda Enterprise](./reqs) are the same whether you choose to install the platform on premises, hosted VSphere, or on a cloud server. The only cloud-specific requirement for running Anaconda Enterprise relates to performance, so ensure your chosen cloud platform meets these minimum specifications before you begin:

**Amazon Web Services (AWS)**

Due to etcd’s sensitivity to disk latency, only use EC2 instances with a minimum of 3000 IOPS. Anaconda recommends an instance type no smaller than `m4.4xlarge` for both master and worker nodes.

**Microsoft Azure**

To meet CPU and disk I/O requirements, the minimum size for the selected VM should be Standard D16s v3 (16 VCPUs, 64 GB memory).

**Google Cloud Platform (GCP)**

No requirements for installing Anaconda Enterprise are unique to Google Cloud Platform.

After you’ve verified that your system meets these performance requirements—as well as all system requirements—you are ready to [installing the cluster](./on-prem).