Cloud Blockchains: An Introduction to Blockchain on the Cloud


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Overview/Description

Blockchain technology has been covered regularly in the news in recent years, and many businesses have been looking to adopt this potentially transformative tool used by supply chain management and real estate sales firms, among others. In this multiple-video course, you will look at the primary reasons for use and benefits provided to organizations seeking to record transaction data on a blockchain. The course covers the provisioning and management of instances of configuration and development of blockchains, smart contracts, and applications. This process can be simplified by using a cloud-based managed blockchain service. Explore blockchain programming options available, and learn how to set up and build a blockchain network from scratch. Then review features of the two biggest cloud-based managed blockchain services, Microsoft Azure Blockchain Workbench and the Amazon Managed Blockchain, services allowing users to focus on blockchain-based applications and handling scaffolding in the setup of the blockchain network. Learn the benefits of using a managed blockchain service to set up and build blockchain networks and applications in the cloud.



Expected Duration (hours)
1.2

Lesson Objectives

Cloud Blockchains: An Introduction to Blockchain on the Cloud

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • recognize the benefits of recording transaction data on a blockchain
  • identify some of the available blockchain solutions on the market along with their pros and cons
  • list the fundamental requirements for most enterprises with regards to blockchain solutions
  • describe the steps which need to be followed to set up a blockchain network from scratch and recognize how cloud-based blockchain solutions simplify the process
  • summarize the features available on the Azure Blockchain Workbench to create blockchain applications
  • identify the details which need to be included in the configuration file for an Azure Blockchain Workbench application
  • list the features of the Amazon Managed Blockchain service
  • identify Azure Blockchain Workbench files and describe blockchain services available on AWS
  • Course Number:
    it_bcachfdj_01_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate