Blockchain for business / Jai Singh Arun, Gennaro Cuomo, Nitin Gaur.

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Arun, Jai Singh

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Boston, MA : Addison-Wesley, 2019Description: xxvii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780135581353 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

23 005.74 A.J.B

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Summary: Blockchain for Business is a concise, accessible, and pragmatic guide to both the technology and the opportunities it creates. Authored by three experts from IBM's Enterprise Blockchain practice, it introduces industry-specific and cross-industry use cases, and reviews best-practice approaches to planning and delivering blockchain projects. With a relentless focus on real-world business outcomes, the authors reveal what blockchain can do, what it can't do yet, and where it's headed. Understand five elements that make blockchain so disruptive: transparency, immutability, security, consensus, and smart contracts Explore key use cases: cross-border payments, food and drug safety, provenance, trade finance, clinical trials, land registries, and more See how trusted blockchain networks are facilitating entirely new business models Compare blockchain types: permissioned, permissionless, private, public, federated, and hybrid Anticipate key technical, business, regulatory, and governance challenges.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library A2	Computers & Information Technology ( Information systems )	005.74 A.J.B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00015028

Foreword by Don Tapscott--Cover page

[discover how Blockchain networks are transforming companies, driving growth, and creating new business models]--Cover Page

1. Introduction to Blockchain --
2. Opportunity and Challenges --
3. Understanding the Technology Landscape --
4. Business of Business Models --
5. Developing a Governance Structure for Blockchain Networks --
6. Building a Team to Drive Blockchain Projects --
7. Understanding Financial Models, Investment Rubrics, and Model Risk Frameworks --
8. Looking Ahead: What Does the Future Hold?.

Blockchain for Business is a concise, accessible, and pragmatic guide to both the technology and the opportunities it creates. Authored by three experts from IBM's Enterprise Blockchain practice, it introduces industry-specific and cross-industry use cases, and reviews best-practice approaches to planning and delivering blockchain projects. With a relentless focus on real-world business outcomes, the authors reveal what blockchain can do, what it can't do yet, and where it's headed. Understand five elements that make blockchain so disruptive: transparency, immutability, security, consensus, and smart contracts Explore key use cases: cross-border payments, food and drug safety, provenance, trade finance, clinical trials, land registries, and more See how trusted blockchain networks are facilitating entirely new business models Compare blockchain types: permissioned, permissionless, private, public, federated, and hybrid Anticipate key technical, business, regulatory, and governance challenges.

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