Bas van Essen from the Rijkswaterstaat outlines the agency's broad responsibilities for real infrastructure throughout the Netherlands, and describes how Pivotal Cloud Foundry is helping to innovate faster.
IBM's Arnaud Le Hors explores what Hyperledger Fabric v1.0 brings to the table, examines related project incubations, illustrating the particulars of how blockchain can work in the enterprise.
Outlining key issues with transaction networks, Elli Androulaki of IBM explained how Hyperledger Fabric—an open-source blockchain implementation in Hyperledger—deals with permissions, roles, transactions, and consensus.
Some big stuff was discussed during the call, demonstrating Cloud Foundry's continued maturity as a key enterprise IT platform and a set of tools. An update on certifications was also on the agenda.
The Internet of Things is transforming supply chain management, operations, and even traditional products in many industries. However, IoT solutions can be not only part of a success story but also part of a tremendous fail and risk.
An engineering team at San Francisco State University developed an automated, smart watering meter that not only made a big difference on campus, but may have implications for all of California and the rest of the world.
Major vendors are offering hybrid strategies, and one report says 80% of all enterprises are moving toward hybrid cloud. Emerging technology like blockchain and the IoT make the picture ever more complicated. What's really going on here?
Trusted networks can be used to diminish natural monopolies in supply chains. The result? Sped up transactions and streamlined processes—not just in finance.
