Getting Started with Fusion Applications - Oracle Fusion Applications Administration Essentials - page 8

• SaaS model : SaaS stands for Software as a Service model. The

application is hosted by Oracle and the subscription to the application
is on a pay-per-use model. The users are not responsible for main-
taining the application.

The cloud models have the additional option of being single tenant (single business
users for the entire application), or multi-tenant (multiple businesses running within
the same application). Thus, Oracle Fusion Applications has a wide range of deploy-
ment options that can scale based on the needs of an organization. The uniqueness
of Oracle Fusion Applications is summarized in the following diagram:

The combination of a technology platform along with leading business practices, de-
livered across multiple channels, makes Oracle Fusion Applications a unique ERP.
It is best suited to provide the value that business users expect from their business
applications.