As I am not too familiar with sharepoint set ups I was wondering if someone could answer what the best practice would be for our situation. 9 cities, but head office and datacenter in our city.

Are either of these scenarios the correct set up??

Scenario 1:

Server 1: Windows Server 2012 with Sharepoint
Standard 2013 and SQL Server Standard 2014

Server 2: Windows Server 2012 with Microsoft Web
Apps

Scenario 2:

Server 1: Windows Server 2012 with Sharepoint
Standard 2013

Server 2: Windows Server 2012 with SQL Server
Standard 2014

Server 3: Windows Server 2012 with Microsoft Web Apps

Also, if you have time, what hardware requirements will be needed on each server?

Thank you in advance!

• Edited by mitch323 9 hours 33 minutes ago

Either scenario is supported. As for hardware requirements, look at the SharePoint 2013 requirements:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx

It would not be possible to further define appropriate hardware requirements without reviewing total number of users, concurrent user count, storage requirements, and access patterns.