SaaS vendors use Tiers to define different customer experiences in their SaaS solution. Tiers not only define the pricing and billing model for a service, but also provide a way to differentiate infrastructure choices that support the experience the subscription defines.
The performance and other modifiable characteristics of shared file system infrastructure should be moved from the top-level application service config down to the tier level config.
SaaS vendors use Tiers to define different customer experiences in their SaaS solution. Tiers not only define the pricing and billing model for a service, but also provide a way to differentiate infrastructure choices that support the experience the subscription defines.
The performance and other modifiable characteristics of shared file system infrastructure should be moved from the top-level application service config down to the tier level config.