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distributed-transactions

A distributed transaction is an operations bundle, in which two or more network hosts are involved. Usually, hosts provide transactional resources, while the transaction manager is responsible for creating and managing a global transaction that encompasses all operations against such resources. Distributed transactions, as any other transactions, must have all four ACID properties, where atomicity guarantees all-or-nothing outcomes for the unit of work (operations bundle).

A proper SaaS platform can host a rock-concert, an England v. Germany football match, the reading room of the British Library, and a 3-day conference for the entire international Indian expat community - all at the same time and without any of them knowing the others ever existed?  See multitenancy.