TCP #74: Multitenant Architecture: Hybrid Tenant Isolation (ECS-based)
Advanced Infrastructure Pattern #2: Mastering Selective Tenant Isolation in ECS
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This is pattern #2 of the 4-part series of building Multitenant Architectures on AWS.
In case you missed it, here are the links to the previous post.
Pattern #1:
Pattern #2: TCP #74: Multitenant Architecture: Hybrid Tenant Isolation (ECS-based)
Pattern #3: TCP #76: The Serverless-First Multitenancy Revolution
Pattern #4: TCP #78: Multitenant Architecture: Kubernetes-First (EKS-based) - Coming on July 02, 2025
Pure multitenant architectures promise 80% cost savings, but enterprise reality is messier. When Snowflake's largest customer demanded dedicated compute while smaller tenants shared infrastructure, they pioneered hybrid isolation, the architecture pattern that's now powering unicorn SaaS companies.
Hybrid tenant isolation solves the impossible equation: enterprise-grade dedicated resources for high-value customers while maintaining shared infrastructure economics for the long tail.
Today's deep dive reveals how to architect ECS-based hybrid systems that satisfy both your CFO's cost targets and your enterprise customers' isolation requirements.
Decoding Hybrid Isolation: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All
Traditional multitenant architectures force a false choice between shared everything and dedicated everything. Hybrid isolation recognizes that different tenants have fundamentally different requirements, risk profiles, and economic value.
The Tenant Classification Matrix
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