Gartner Reference Model for Elasticity and Multitenancy | 2058722

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Gartner Reference Model for Elasticity and Multitenancy

22 June 2012

Elastic multitenancy is a distinct characteristic of cloud computing. To achieve it, some providers take expedient shortcuts, while others invest in discontinuous change. Know the difference between these approaches to make more informed choices.

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Contents

Analysis
- What You Need to Know
- Multitenancy
  - Multitenancy in Cloud Application Services (Software as a Service)
  - Multitenancy in Cloud-Based Application Platforms (PaaS)
  - Subtenancy (SaaS on PaaS)
  - New Platform Technologies for New Requirements
- Multitenancy Models
  - Shared Nothing (Isolated Tenancy)
  - Multitenancy via Shared Hardware
  - Multitenancy via Shared OS
  - Multitenancy via a Shared Database
  - Multitenancy via a Shared Container
  - Multitenancy via Shared Everything
  - Custom Multitenancy
- Strategic Outlook
  - Two Key Alternatives in Elastic Multitenancy
  - Vendors Will Battle for Leadership by Offering Choice
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