Tag Archives: Blockchain

Using Blockchain for Edge Computing

We started talking about blockchain and the edge, but that is not where it ended up at all! Our fascinating journey started with web3, and surprisingly, it’s potential for distributed infrastructure and distributed web.

That led us to edge: managing and trusting devices on the edge through distributed ledger (DLT). That led us to the distributed ledger landscape. The journey is important because some of these technologies will be essential for establishing trust in systems.

In this conversation, we walk through the progression of these very important topics.

See also: dltlandscape.org/

Rob’s Hot Take:

Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and co-founder of RackN and host of the Cloud 2030 podcast, provides a hot take on the January 20th discussion about Blockchain on the Edge. The conversation delves into trust, identity, and the need for reliable communication among systems, leading to a focus on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to address these challenges. Hirschfeld acknowledges the complexity of implementing DLT but invites listeners to explore the longer podcast for a comprehensive discussion on potential solutions and a roadmap for the future at the2030.cloud.

Doug Beardsley of Kadena talks Strategy & Design in Blockchain for Enterprise

Joining us this week is Doug Beardsley, Director of Engineering at Kadena (kadena.io/).

Upcoming Events: The founders of Kadena Will Martino and Stuart Popejoy, along with our Head of Growth, Ben Jessel, will be speaking at World Blockchain Forum NYC on September 27-28, 2019.

Doug Beardsley, Director of Engineering, Kadena

Doug is Kadena’s Director of Engineering, contributing 15 years of professional software experience to the role. He spent six years working in the defense industry where he built large scale radar tracking and data fusion systems from the ground up. Doug has been writing Haskell professionally since 2010, with projects in finance, data visualization, and analytics covering both frontend and backend web development.

He is the author of the Snap web framework and maintains a number of open source Haskell libraries. Doug is also active in the Haskell and functional programming communities as a co-organizer of the New York Haskell Meetup and the Compose Conference.

About Kadena

Kadena is creating a hybrid public and permissioned blockchain with a safe and easy-to-use smart contract language. Kadena is fast, secure and simple—and we’re in use today by Fortune 500 clients in finance, healthcare and insurance. Our partners include USCF, a $3 billion dollar ETP fund that leads in alternative investments. Chainweb, Kadena’s scalable Proof of Work blockchain, is launching at the end of 2019.

Patrick Pushor on Market Needs for Blockchain in the Enterprise

Joining us this week is Patrick Pushor, Director of Sales and Field Engineering, Clear Blockchain Technologies.

About Clear Blockchain Technologies    Clear builds blockchain-based settlement and clearing networks for global industries. Using enterprise-grade blockchain technologies and programmable smart contracts, these networks allow near-real-time settlement and automatic intelligent dispute resolution on a global scale. This reduces costs, inefficiencies and fraud, while maintaining confidentiality of contracts and trade details. Moreover, these networks enable rapid participant-driven innovation of new on-demand products, contracts, and business models, accelerating exponential growth.
Highlights:

  • Patrick’s Background in Cloud Computing (Public)
  • Why join Blockchain Startup?
  • Practical Blockchain Applications
  • Evolution Change in Commerce
  • Hype of Blockchain – e.g. Crypto Currency
  • Trusted Interactions – Prevent Fraud
  • Meeting Market Needs for Enterprise
  • SaaS Model vs Enterprise In-House Sale

Time Tracking

  • 0 min 42 sec: Introduction of Guest
    • Serial Startup Technologist
  • 2 min 52 sec: Why Blockchain?
    • New and Disruptive Technology Potential
  • 4 min 54 sec: Practical Blockchain Applications
    • Need to Transact with Parties don’t Trust Each Other
      • g. Refugees in New Country
    • Telcom Blockchain Payment System b/w Carriers
      • Incredibly Manual Process
    • 7 min34 sec: Commerce Transition to Peer to Peer
      • Evolution Change in Commerce
      • Target Processes with Existing Manual Systems
    • 10 min 56 sec: Crypto Hype
    • 13 min 02 sec: Does Blockchain allow Trusted Interactions?
      • Identity and Authentication
      • Anchor Points for Trust Relationships
      • Blockchain Layers
    • 17 min 50 sec: Leveraging for Existing Needs in Market
      • API Layer allow Blockchain Substitution creating Enterprise Solution
    • 19 min 59 sec: What Makes Enterprise Solution Different?
      • Customer Owned vs SaaS
      • Is Software Dead Thoughts on On-Site vs SaaS Operation
        • Proximity to Data is Challenge
      • 30 min 15 sec: Wrap-Up

Podcast Guest:  Patrick Pusher

 

Syed Zaaem Hosain on Edge, IoT, and Reality

Joining us this week is Syed Zaeem Hosain, CTO and Founder of Aeris from the KeyBanc Emerging Tech Summit.

Aeris is a technology partner with a proven history of helping companies unlock the value of IoT. For more than a decade, we’ve powered critical projects for some of the most demanding customers of IoT services. Aeris strives to fundamentally improve businesses by dramatically reducing costs, accelerating time-to-market, and enabling new revenue streams. Built from the ground up for IoT and globally tested at scale, Aeris IoT Services are based on the broadest technology stack in the industry, spanning connectivity up to vertical solutions. As veterans of the industry, we know that implementing an IoT solution can be complex, and we pride ourselves on making it simpler

Blockchain Technology Partners on their Startup and Key Issues of Blockchain

Joining us this week is the team from Blockchain Technology Partners: Duncan-Johnston-Watt, Kevin O’Donnell, and Mike Zaccardo live from GlueCon 2018 in Colorado.

Blockchain Technology Partners is an Edinburgh-based technology startup:
• Mission – to radically simplify the enterprise adoption of blockchain technologies
• Goal – to reduce the cost and complexity of doing business through decentralization while ensuring trust, transparency and accountability in a distributed world
• Focus – providing a production-ready blockchain platform and partnering with businesses to deliver blockchain-based solutions

Highlights
• Who is Blockchain Technology Partners and Company Objectives
• What is Blockchain: Distributed Transaction Log and Consensus
• Decentralization of Ledgers and Centralization Weakness (Bitcoin e.g)
• Use Cases for Blockchain
• Publication Components of Blockchain; its Middle-Ware
• Trusted Authorities and Broker Replacement (Shipping e.g.)
• Edge Computing and Blockchain Examples
• Data Responsibility and Local Blockchains
• Blockchain Technology Partners Open Source Model and Technology

Rich Miller on Cloud Innovation and Edge Revolution

Joining us this week is Rich Miller, CEO and Managing Director of Telematica, Inc.

Highlights
• GitHub and Microsoft Discussion ~ Why is GitHub so Valuable?
• Evolution of Open Source and its Commercial Aspects
• Monetization of Open Source Depends on Services for Success
• Container Management and Marketplace for Innovation
• ISV Ecosystem ~ All About Big Money and the New Tech Investment Thesis
• Multi-Platforms / Multi-CSP Change the Nature of Innovation from the Independents
• Edge Computing will Disrupt the Locus of Opportunities
• The Edge Marketplace and Cloud Platform Marketplace Must Appear Unified to Developers
• Edge Infrastructure Multi-Tenancy and Development Challenges
• Distributed Ledger at Edge is the Killer Edge App
• How will Cloud, Blockchain and Edge be Driven toward Integration in the Future? Email Example

Lack of Seriousness in Cybersecurity, Security thru Transparency, and Blockchain

Joining us this week is Mike D. Kail, previously the CTO of Cybric and Yahoo’s CIO and SVP of Infrastructure.

Highlights
• RANT Cast on Cybersecurity Regulations from Governments
o Security is Important but NOT a Priority
• Culture around Security is Lacking
• Time for Security Tech to Include UI Testing and Consider User Experience
• Confusing on Not-Working Security Settings and Profit Motives
o Security thru Transparency
• Accountability of Provider in Turning off Security based on Requests
• Definition on Distributed Ledgers / Blockchain & Scalability Challenges
• Promise of Blockchain and Good Application for It / Digital Identity
• Zero Trust Security Overview
• Equifax Example and Regulation