Understanding multi-tenant architecture
In this section, you will learn about the types of system architectures. You will understand the difference between the following three types of structures:
- Multi-tenant
- Single tenant
- Hybrid systems
You will get to know the challenges faced by landlords when establishing boundaries between one client and another and making updates. Most importantly (remember this is a book about Salesforce), you will find out why the leading CRM uses a multi-tenant architecture.
Multi-tenant structures
In the world of technology, “multi” is quite a common term: multi-tasking when talking about phones, multi-tenant when discussing cloud solutions, and multi-universe in the context of superhero movies. Oh, wait – we will not be focusing on that last part in this book.
When we mention multi-tenant, we are referring to a model where a single software instance serves multiple clients. All these clients use the same...
