BlockChain, Permissioned Ledgers, the Hyperledger project and Hyperledger Fabric
About This Course
Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology underlying Bitcoin. It allows for information sharing in a trusted, transparent and accountable way. The use of blockchain goes beyond Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies; and have the potential to revamp business processes. As Bitcoin drew interest from the general public with its high prices, financial institutions and technology companies started to explore the use of blockchain in an enterprise environment.
The Linux foundation setup the Hyperledger project in December 2015 to support blockchain-based distributed ledgers. In April 2016, blockchain services were made available to IBM Bluemix Cloud users to test and build blockchain applications. This is based on Hyperledger Fabric which is IBM's contribution to Linux's Hyperledger project (an open-source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies). Hyperledger Fabric is a permissioned distributed ledger technology where only authorised users participate in the network; unlike Bitcoin which is a public permissionless network.
The workshop will start with an introduction to Blockchain, Permissioned ledger, Smart Contracts and Hyperledger Fabric. We will also discuss industry use cases being explored in IBM such as finance, supply chain and logistics. Participants will get to engage in a blockchain use case solutioning process. This will be followed by a hands-on lab session where participants can learn how to set up a blockchain network and deploy smart contracts.
What You'll Learn
Entry Requirements
Diploma