Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a plurality of preconfigured hardware platforms. The plurality of preconfigured hardware platforms includes a set of preconfigured server hardware platforms, a set of preconfigured network hardware platforms, and a set of preconfigured storage hardware platforms. At least one preconfigured server hardware platform, at least one preconfigured network hardware platform, and at least one preconfigured storage hardware platform that when combined forms a combination that balances a computing request rate, a network request rate, and a storage request rate for one of a web tier, an application tier, and a data tier system.