Software as a service (SaaS) comes in many different forms and applications, but the overarching value of SaaS is in its ability to deliver powerful services to businesses at a fraction of the cost of proprietary alternatives. Our latest webinar about multi-tenancy demonstrates how businesses of any size can use a SaaS multi-tenant environment to provide their clients with powerful business solutions, at scale, with greater efficiency than ever before.
SaaS has become a cornerstone of building and running an efficient, modern business, and has been widely embraced by everyone from lean startups to multinational corporations. Not all SaaS solutions are created equal, though. When exploring your options for software solutions that can help your business reach new heights, the architecture of that software needs to be closely examined.
Let’s take a deeper look at multi-tenancy to understand the value it can deliver to your business. You can also check out our recent webinar for a step-by-step guide on how to use Decisions to create your own multi-tenant environment.
What Is Multi-Tenancy?
The easiest way to understand multi-tenancy in software is by comparing it to a large apartment complex. While many tenants call the same building home, they each have their own private space that is off-limits to everyone else, allowing them to go about their private business however they choose. But all tenants also have access to common spaces and amenities that anyone can use and benefit from.
With multi-tenancy software, the only difference is that this apartment space is theoretically limitless: No matter how many tenants want to use the software, there’s always available space, and the number of active tenants doesn’t negatively impact the experience.
This approach is a cornerstone of cloud-based software, and it allows organizations using multi-tenant software to keep all applications stored on a single machine. Apps available within the solution can then be deployed to tenants on an as-needed basis. Tenants’ information is stored within the multi-tenant database, but the information for each tenant remains separated, ensuring security and privacy through the solution.
