Getting Started with Enterprise Blockchain

by Michael Bradley, David Gorman, Matt Lucas

Blockchains have many uses beyond cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. These shared, distributed ledgers also enable businesses to record transactions between parties in an efficient, verifiable, and permanent manner—unlike traditional methods. Using a blockchain in business can still pose numerous challenges, however. This ebook explains how developers can establish a blockchain network to handle business-to-business transactions while maintaining privacy and confidentiality.

Members of IBM’s global blockchain team show you how to start using these open, distributed ledgers to add value to your business networks. Unlike simple ledgers and contracts, blockchains offer irrefutable proof that all parties involved in a transaction agree to the details—creating a source of truth that today’s conventional business-to-business systems lack.

You'll learn:

How blockchains for business provide a shared, distributed ledger with smart contracts
How to identify and implement the scenarios for which blockchain is most suited
What developers need to know about enterprise blockchain
The important design and architectural considerations when building a blockchain-based platform
How chaincode encapsulates business logic to define assets and the terms of transactions
How to implement a blockchain application based on a commercial paper case study
What the future holds for blockchain

Genres: Technology

86 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2019

Reviews

[Manuel Rivas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very easy to understand. The examples and explanations about blockchain are very clear. The perspective of the book is not to understand the criptocurrency but the use of blockchain as a powerful business tool.

[Charlotte (MsTiggy) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well written and mostly clear. There were a couple of places were I didn't completely understand, but I'm coming from an Economics/Finance background rather than a Computer Science background, and I don't think this book was written with that in mind.

[Tommy Verhaegen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book does exactly what it promises: it gives a very broad introduction to blokchain and then continues with a real product. First explaining the design concepts, followed by actual development and implementation.
Easily understandable text by IBM experts this makes the perfect starters' guide and tutorial to Enterprise Blockchain. In only 80 pages it covers all aspects but briefly and not too technical in-depth.
Although it may not make the reader and expert on the technology, it will allow to speak with authority on the subject of Blockchain. And it will also make possible to jump on board an existing blockchain development team/project.
So a must-read for anyone that needs quick access to in-depth knowledge of blockchain and/or some practical experience in actual Enterprise Blockchain development.