1st Edition
by Pethuru Raj (Editor), Kavita Saini (Editor), Chellammal Surianarayanan (Editor)
Blockchain is emerging as a
powerful technology, which has attracted the wider attention of all
businesses across the globe. In addition to financial businesses, IT
companies and business organizations are keenly analyzing and adapting
this technology for improving business processes. Security is the
primary enterprise application. There are other crucial applications
that include creating decentralized applications and smart contracts,
which are being touted as the key differentiator of this pioneering
technology. The power of any technology lies in its ecosystem. Product
and tool vendors are building and releasing a variety of versatile and
robust toolsets and platforms in order to speed up and simplify
blockchain application development, deployment and management. There are
other infrastructure-related advancements in order to streamline
blockchain adoption. Cloud computing, big data analytics, machine and
deep learning algorithm, and connected and embedded devices all are
driving blockchain application development and deployment.
Blockchain Technology and Applications
illustrates how blockchain is being sustained through a host of
platforms, programming languages, and enabling tools. It examines:
- Data confidential, integrity, and authentication
- Distributed consensus protocols and algorithms
- Blockchain systems design criteria and systems interoperability and scalability
- Integration with other technologies including cloud and big data
It
also details how blockchain is being blended with cloud computing, big
data analytics and IoT across all industry verticals. The book gives
readers insight into how this path-breaking technology can be a value
addition in several business domains ranging from healthcare, financial
services, government, supply chain and retail.
