Software is called "multi-tenanted" if a single instance can serve multiple tenants, and multi-tenancy is often referred to as an application "architecture." Cloud-native technology is challenging ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. The first public cloud services ...

Imagine managing a large apartment complex that is occupied by digital residents rather than real ones. They all share the same infrastructure, from the plumbing (the network) to the elevator (the ...

For SaaS purists, multi-tenancy — the architectural model that allows them to serve multiple customers from a single shared instance of the application — is an article of faith, the one thing that ...

Whether an IT organization is going with public or private clouds, it’s important to understand the nuances of multi-tenant architecture. For public clouds, IT managers need to understand the degree ...

Success with a multi-tenant architecture requires the close alignment of design, use case, and underlying technology. Let’s dive into the key design patterns, their benefits, and their challenges.

Now that cloud infrastructure is an inexpensive commodity, the case for multi-tenant applications has gone away, argues Unit4's chief architect Claus Jepsen Software multi-tenancy refers to a software ...

I am wondering how many infrastructure as a service providers who host exchange as part of their overall solutions offering (not targeting exchange specifically, but as part of hosting all of a ...

Right now, students all over the country are leaving home, starting university, and moving into their halls of residence. From my experience, that’s usually a single building, teeming with rooms, ...

I'd like to refine the description of multi-tenancy that I set out in my post earlier this week on Many degrees of multi-tenancy. Intacct's CTO, Aaron Harris, responded with some very illuminating ...