Vendor Vignette: blockchain
BurstIQ is a data exchange network that leverages blockchain
technology to build secure data solutions, creating identity profiles by
using big data. There should be no shortage of early adopters and firms
with relevant innovative business models able to build on the company’s
PaaS to extend standard enterprise blockchain security and data
analytics capabilities.
At Deep Analysis, we have long argued that blockchain should be simplified and made easier for developers to access and implement. The low-code approach here will appeal to developers wanting to get started. More importantly, the approach lays the foundations for creating extensive, if relatively simple, trading ecosystems. The coming year will see more blockchain announcements from Salesforce.
This report focuses on the enterprise blockchain division within Cisco. The firm seemed intent on leveraging distributed ledgers to enhance its existing strengths at the network layer, but recently we learned that Cisco has essentially stopped investing in blockchain and plans to open-source its work to date. Intriguingly, Cisco had been promising a network-embedded option soon.