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Blockchain: Let’s think this through again

May 25, 2019 May 25, 2019 05/25/19
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The strategy / business operatives should define the problem space and leave it to the Solution Architect to evaluate and build the best solution. Any decent Solution Architect would apply Occam's Razor to any solution (s)he creates; the end solution would be as simple as could be (but not simpler).

Late night Blockchain thoughts

July 18, 2018 Jul 18, 2018 07/18/18
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The reason why I've decided to write a blog post about Blockchain is not because I want to add a(nother) quick-start or easy explanation of the technology into the internet archive… I’ve had the chance to study, work and learn from the field what this technology may offer (a lot of potential opportunities) but of course also when it would be better to invest in something different. So my goal is to give you some food for thought and to feed your curiosity sharing my honest feedback and thoughts.

Improved Privacy using Homomorphic Encryption

May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 05/15/18
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In the following post, Premier Developer Consultant Razi Rais gives more insight into how to use homomorphic encryption in the field of healthcare to improve privacy and secure data. Modern encryption schemes like homomorphic encryption (HE) provide higher privacy guarantees compared to the existing schemes. Basically, you don't need to reveal...

Blockchain in the Enterprise

April 27, 2018 Apr 27, 2018 04/27/18
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In this post, Sr. Consultants Farah Deendar and Chike Okor introduce blockchain concepts and enterprise adoption constraints. So, what is Blockchain exactly? Blockchain, also called distributed ledger technology (DLT), is a cryptographically safe, secure, decentralized and immutable database. Blockchain is used to create a digital ...

Blockchain in a nutshell

April 24, 2018 Apr 24, 2018 04/24/18
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In this post, Sr. App Dev Managers Bernard Apolinario and Ajay Tanikella gives a thorough explanation of Blockchain concepts.What is Blockchain?Blockchain is a Secured, Shared, Distributed ledger. It’s a concept with the following key aspects: Reference: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/accelerating-the-adoption-of-enterprise-...

Building and Running an Auditing Solution on Blockchain

February 12, 2018 Feb 12, 2018 02/12/18
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If you are in the NYC area on Feb 21, Premier Developer consultant Razi Rais will be hosting an event to demonstrate how to build and run a fully functional blockchain based audit trail application. The first half is a good fit for both business and technical audiences, as it covers auditing scenarios using blockchain. The latter half will ...

Getting Started with Ethereum using Azure Blockchain

January 24, 2018 Jan 24, 2018 01/24/18
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In this post, Senior ADM Mike Finley discusses how to get started with Ethereum and Azure Blockchain.What is Blockchain? At the most basic level of understanding, blockchains are a simple approach to a distributed database. A blockchain is a peer-to-peer system with no central authority managing data flow. One of the key ways to removing ...

First Look Into Blockchain

December 13, 2017 Dec 13, 2017 12/13/17
Pam Lahoud
There’s been a ton of buzz about Blockchain lately (Bitcoin anyone?) so what better time to highlight this video from Premier Developer consultant Razi Rais on understanding Blockchain technology. Since last year, I have been spending time with customers understanding how blockchain can help them improve/replace existing processes. It’s...

Blockchain as an Electronic Medical Record Lifesaver?

May 10, 2017 May 10, 2017 05/10/17
Pam Lahoud
This post comes to us from Premier Developer consultant Crystal Tenn. As of January 2014, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act required all public/private health care providers to use electronic medical records (EMR). That opened so much potential for technological advancements and better health care for all of us! Yet, the ...