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Cloud, data & platform systems · Core

Single-tenant

Also called: single tenancy

ELI5

One customer gets its own system instance.

Used in conversation

“Single-tenant deployment raises cost but may satisfy control requirements.”

Definition

A software architecture in which a dedicated instance serves one customer.

Here “Single-tenant” means: A software architecture in which a dedicated instance serves one customer.

Pitch context

You will see “Single-tenant” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches cloud, data & platform systems.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret cloud, data & platform systems without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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