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Systems and methods for implementing a shared space in a provider-tenant environment

  • US 7,693,851 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2005
  • Issued: 04/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for hosting, at a provider server, application software for a plurality of tenants, the method comprising:

  • storing, at the provider server, a shared data structure associated with the application software, wherein each of the plurality of tenants has access to the shared data structure;

    distributing, to each of the plurality of tenants, respective tenant-specific data structures for storing data unique to each respective tenant for storage at each respective tenant;

    defining the shared data structure and the tenant-specific data structures in a data dictionary;

    storing, at respective tenant servers, shared-metadata comprising definitions from the data dictionary and information reflecting a storage location of the shared data structure;

    providing, in response to a request from the application software and using the shared-metadata, data associated with the shared data structure to a first tenant of the plurality of tenants; and

    determining the storage location of the shared data structure based on the information.

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