Blockchain for Decision Makers - Romain Tormen

Blockchain for Decision Makers

A systematic guide to using blockchain for improving your business

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Buch | Softcover
184 Seiten
2019
Packt Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-83855-227-5 (ISBN)
34,90 inkl. MwSt
This book will cover use-cases on how blockchain is currently being used in the industry - catering to key decision-makers within an organization. It also addresses the real problems and technical difficulties in implementing blockchain, and the various blockchain strategies being adopted by popular organizations all over the world.
Understand how blockchain works and explore a variety of strategies to implement it in your organization effectively

Key Features

Become familiar with business challenges faced by companies when using blockchain
Discover how companies implement blockchain to monetize and secure their data
Study real-world examples to understand blockchain and its use in organizations

Book DescriptionIn addition to cryptocurrencies, blockchain-based apps are being developed in different industries such as banking, supply chain, and healthcare to achieve digital transformation and enhance user experience. Blockchain is not only about Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, but also about different technologies such as peer-to-peer networks, consensus mechanisms, and cryptography. These technologies together help sustain trustless environments in which digital value can be transferred between individuals without intermediaries.

This book will help you understand the basics of blockchain such as consensus protocols, decentralized applications, and tokenization. You'll focus on how blockchain is used today in different industries and the technological challenges faced while implementing a blockchain strategy. The book also enables you, as a decision maker, to understand blockchain from a technical perspective and evaluate its applicability in your business. Finally, you'll get to grips with blockchain frameworks such as Hyperledger and Quorum and their usability.

By the end of this book, you'll have learned about the current use cases of blockchain and be able to implement a blockchain strategy on your own.

What you will learn

Become well-versed with how blockchain works
Understand the difference between blockchain and Bitcoin
Learn how blockchain is being used in different industry verticals such as finance and retail
Delve into the technological and organizational challenges of implementing blockchain
Explore the possibilities that blockchain can unlock for decision makers
Choose a blockchain framework best suited for your projects from options such as Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric

Who this book is forThis book is for CXOs, business professionals, organization leaders, decision makers, technology enthusiasts, and managers who wish to understand how blockchain is implemented in different organizations, its impact, and how it can be customized according to business needs. Prior experience with blockchain is not required.

Romain Tormen is a senior consultant for PwC, a worldwide consulting firm. He has experienced digital transformation within several industries and different business units. Specialized in emerging technologies, he promotes to his clients the use of blockchain for better transaction security, transparency, disintermediation, and third-parties authentication. As a contributing writer for one of the most-read tech-oriented website hackernoon, Romain gives business insights and provides use-cases for a broad range of industries.

Table of Contents

Basics of Blockchain and the Illustration of Village Beta
A technical dive into blockchain
Ethereum and Smart Contracts
ICOs and Tokenized Fund Raising Methods
An Economic and Historical Approach of Blockchain
An Introduction to Legal, Compliance and Regulations
Blockchain for the Business World: Achievements and use Cases
Future Outlook for Blockchain
Infrastructures and Cloud-based Solutions
Defining Your Needs

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Birmingham
Sprache englisch
Maße 75 x 93 mm
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Datenbanken
Informatik Theorie / Studium Kryptologie
ISBN-10 1-83855-227-8 / 1838552278
ISBN-13 978-1-83855-227-5 / 9781838552275
Zustand Neuware
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