Block-Cloud: The new paradigm of Cloud Computing

Economy Informatics

Dan-Cristian CEARNĂU¹ 

[1] Bucharest University of Economic Studies;

关键词: blockchain;    cryptocurrency;    cloudcomputing;    block-cloud;    blockchain-as-a-service (baas);   

DOI  :  10.12948/ei2019.01.02

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

DistributedLedgerTechnology(DLT),alsoknownas„Blockchain”,representsanew paradigm in how applications are designed and built. Even thoughthe blockchain emerged as a consumer-focused technology (form Bitcoin), it’s adoptionin the enterpriseenvironment has increased dramatically in the last years. The user’sfocus on privacy, security and transparency has motivated corporations to invest in distributed applications throughout their structure and operations.Themainframeworksforenterpriseblockchainsolutionsarecomingfromwell established IT&C corporations like Microsoft (partnership with Ethereum), IBM (Hyperledger Fabric),JPMorgan(Quorum)andothers.Theblockchaintechnologyisprettynew,andit cannot fully replace legacy centralized cloud-based solutions. The scalability issue of DLT is well-known,asthemostadvancedblockchaintechnologiescanonlyprocessafewhundred transactionspersecond.ThisisnowherenearthespeedofVisa’spaymentsystemthatcan process more than 2000 transactions per second.

【 授权许可】

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