Understanding SaaS Architecture: Cloud Service Models, Multi‑Tenant Design, and Core Components
Understanding SaaS architecture involves grasping cloud service models—PaaS, IaaS, SaaS—recognizing its subscription‑based, hosted nature, classifying business, efficiency, and hybrid solutions, and implementing core components such as security, data isolation, configurability, zero‑downtime upgrades, and multi‑tenant designs using vertical, shared, or domain‑segmented isolation.