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https:\/\/oroinc.com\/b2b-ecommerce\/blog\/b2b-saas-software-for-companies\/When reading about how eCommerce software applications are used, you might have come across the term \u201ctenancy.\u201d The dictionary will tell you that tenancy is the possession of a piece of property over a period of time. In cloud computing, tenancy has a similar meaning: it refers to an infrastructure (IAAS) and platform\/software (PAAS\/SAAS) shared among different customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s consider an apartment building. It contains many common elements, such as exterior walls, mechanical equipment, utilities, and so on. That\u2019s your IAAS. HOAs or apartment managers charge property management and maintenance fees – but unlike maintaining a house, there\u2019s way less hassle and cost associated with managing an apartment. Similarly, your PAAS and SAAS provider takes care of upgrades and maintenance, so you don\u2019t have to.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Is a Multi-Tenant Cloud?<\/h2>\n

Like apartments, a multi-tenant cloud setup offers many tenants storage and access. But sharing comes with some downsides. Just like having unpleasant next-door neighbors, some brands will use more shared resources than others. While it\u2019s not completely impossible to address this issue at the hypervisor or architecture level, a single-tenant cloud solution could be a more attractive proposition. In either case, there are many decisions IT teams must make in order to ensure their operational objectives are met.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Single-Tenant vs. Multi-Tenant<\/h2>\n

To continue the real estate analogy, a single-tenant environment is like a single-family house. Like in single-family homes, single-tenant customers share municipal utilities with their neighbors (IAAS), but the walls, roof, and HVAC systems (the SaaS instance) are theirs.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what sets single tenant vs multi tenant environments apart? The main difference between the two is the number of software instances on each. A single tenant model consists of one platform user running a single platform codebase on their website. In a multi tenant scenario, the single codebase is shared between a limitless number of users. As illustrated by the image below, the second scenario reduces costs but does so at the expense of user convenience and control.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So how does single-tenant support more complex environments, like B2B?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Xngage<\/a> CEO and Chief Digital Executive Joe Albrecht:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSingle-tenant cloud solutions can combine advantages such as scalability, elasticity, and managed infrastructure and platform services with the need for data segregation, regulatory compliance, integration into back office systems, and organizational control, often found in B2B environments.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In this post, we will examine the differences between multi-tenant vs single-tenant environments and the benefits and drawbacks of their use in eCommerce.<\/span><\/p>\n