Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions

Demystify architecting complex blockchain applications in enterprise environments

Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions helps engineers and IT administrators understand how to architect complex blockchain applications in enterprise environments. The book takes a deep dive into the intricacies of supporting and securing blockchain technology, creating and implementing decentralized applications, and incorporating blockchain into an existing enterprise IT infrastructure.

Blockchain is a technology that is experiencing massive growth in many facets of business and the enterprise. Most books around blockchain primarily deal with how blockchains are related to cryptocurrency or focus on pure blockchain development. This book teaches what blockchain technology is and offers insights into its current and future uses in high performance networks and complex ecosystems.

• Provides a practical, hands-on approach

• Demonstrates the power and flexibility of enterprise blockchains such as Hyperledger and R3 Corda

• Explores how blockchain can be used to solve complex IT support and infrastructure problems

• Offers numerous hands-on examples and diagrams

Get ready to learn how to harness the power and flexibility of enterprise blockchains!

Auteur

Joseph Holbrook is an expert on enterprise cloud and blockchain architectures, a widely published course author, and owner of the online learning platform myblockchainexperts.com. Joe is a Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP), Certified Blockchain Solutions Architect (CBSA), and holds industry certifications from Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Brocade, CompTIA, Blockchain Training Alliance, and numerous others. He has worked for companies such as HDS, 3PAR Data, Brocade, Northrup Grumman, Siemens Nixdorf, and Hitachi Data Systems.

Texte du rabat
Learn to harness the power and flexibility of enterprise blockchains The applications of blockchain technology extend far beyond cryptocurrency to encompass supply chain logistics, package tracking, secure medical record transmission, mortgage and tax payment solutions, and many others. Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions helps enterprise IT professionals develop an in-depth, practical understanding of blockchain technologies, blockchain development, and blockchain applications. This authoritative, real-world guide first explains the technology at the core of blockchain, and then delves into the intricacies of supporting and securing blockchain technology, creating and implementing decentralized applications, and incorporating blockchain into an existing enterprise IT infrastructure. This book introduces you to the world of blockchain and decentralized applications and teaches you how to create blockchain applications and implement them into high performance networks and supporting complex applications. Real-world case studies, simple and complex diagrams, and hands-on programming exercises enable you to identify where blockchains fit into your enterprise and understand your deployment and management options. Focused on blockchain design and practical implementation, Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions:

• Teaches you about the distributed ledger technology that powers blockchain
• Describes how you can leverage blockchain in your organization
• Offers expert insights on securing highly scalable and verifiable content to a digitally connected audience
• Explains how to build blockchain networks using basic Hyperledger Fabric deployment
• Provides a complete overview of blockchain business models, governance structure, business design considerations, and best practices of blockchain solutions
• Examines the current use and future of enterprise blockchains

Résumé
Demystify architecting complex blockchain applications in enterprise environments

Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions helps engineers and IT administrators understand how to architect complex blockchain applications in enterprise environments. The book takes a deep dive into the intricacies of supporting and securing blockchain technology, creating and implementing decentralized applications, and incorporating blockchain into an existing enterprise IT infrastructure.

Blockchain is a technology that is experiencing massive growth in many facets of business and the enterprise. Most books around blockchain primarily deal with how blockchains are related to cryptocurrency or focus on pure blockchain development. This book teaches what blockchain technology is and offers insights into its current and future uses in high performance networks and complex ecosystems.

• Provides a practical, hands-on approach

• Demonstrates the power and flexibility of enterprise blockchains such as Hyperledger and R3 Corda

• Explores how blockchain can be used to solve complex IT support and infrastructure problems

• Offers numerous hands-on examples and diagrams

Get ready to learn how to harness the power and flexibility of enterprise blockchains!

Contenu

Foreword xxi

Introduction xxiii

Chapter 1 Introduction to Blockchain Technologies 1

What is a Blockchain? 2

My Approach to the Definition3

Technical Audience 3

Business Audience 3

Legal Audience 5

Three Definitions of Blockchain 5

History of Blockchains 5

Blockchain vs Traditional Database 9

Distribution of Trust 10

Consensus and Trust 10

Summary of Differences Between Ledgers and Traditional Databases 10

Cap Theorem 12

Common Properties of Permissionless Blockchains 13

Why the Blockchain is Considered Revolutionary 15

Blockchain Principles 15

Trust or Trustless 16

Transparency and Blockchain 18

Blockchain Transaction Basics 20

Consensus 20

Blocks 20

Types of Blockchains 21

Public, Private, and Hybrid Blockchains 21

Summary 27

Chapter 2 Enterprise Blockchains: Hyperledger, R3 Corda, Quorum, and Ethereum 29

Comparing Enterprise Blockchains 29

Introducing the Hyperledger Project 31

Hyperledger Frameworks 32

Introducing Hyperledger Fabric 35

Hyperledger Fabric Ledger 37

Hyperledger Fabric Consensus 38

Hyperledger Fabric Transactions 38

Hyperledger Fabric Nodes 40

Hyperledger Fabric Business Networks 40

Hyperledger Fabric Chaincode (Smart Contracts) 41

Hyperledger Fabric Development Tools 41

Hyperledger Fabric Governance 43

Introducing R3 Corda 43

R3 Corda Blockchain Fundamentals 46

R3 Corda Network 46

R3 Corda Ledger 47

R3 Corda Consensus 48

R3 Corda Nodes 49

R3 Corda States 49

R3 Corda Transactions 50

R3 Corda Client Applications 50

R3 Corda Smart Contracts 51

R3 Corda Development Tools 52

R3 Corda Governance 53

Introducing Quorum 54

Quorum Blockchain Fundamentals 55

Quorum Ledger 56

Quorum Consensus 56

Quorum Smart Contracts 56

Quorum Tools and Utilities 57

Quorum Governance 58

Introducing Ethereum 58

Ethereum Blockchain Fundamentals 60

Ethereum Ledger 61

Ethereum Node EVM 61

Ethereum Client Apps 63

Ethereum Transactions 64

Ethereum Smart Contracts 64

Ethereum Wallets 66

Ethereum Tools and Utilities 66

Ethereum Governance 68

Summary 68

Chapter 3 Architecting Your Enterprise Blockchain 69

Blockchain Technology Focus Areas 69

Blockchain Success Areas 70

Blockchain Compliance 71

Architecting a Blockchain Solution 71

Blockchain Design Workflow 72

Use Case Potential 72

Blockchain Structure and Components 77

Blockchain Structure 77

Blockchain Core Components 79

Enterprise Blockchain Architectures 81

TOGAF Domains 81

What, Who, and How of Enterprise Architecture 82

Tenets 82

Blockchain Design 83

Enterprise Blockchain Adoption Challenges 84

Risk Management 84

Blockchain as a Hammer 85 …