As Blockchain emerges as an essential technology across every industry (well beyond just Bitcoin), with all of the buzzwords flying around it can be difficult to separate Blockchain hype from business reality. This foundational technical course will enable IT candidates to understand the essential concepts of the distributed ledger, relevant Blockchain terminology, real world Blockchain use cases, and technology management considerations for carrying out Blockchain projects.
This course will also explore the concept of anonymous consensus and how it is essential to ensuring that the blocks in a Blockchain contain the single version of the truth, as well as learning the mechanics of Blockchain validation and how consensus can eliminate errors that otherwise require reconciliation. How identities work inside of Blockchain and the dependencies that Blockchain Oracles have on Smart Contracts are covered in detail.
Specific and generic industry examples and emerging applications and blockchain technologies (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, The Hyperledger Foundation which is actually 6 Blockchain’s including Fabric from IBM, Multichain, EOS, Corda), and approaches for deploying blockchain will be the focus of this course. At the end of this course candidates will be prepared to engage in the technical management and development responsibilities necessary to effectively and efficiently implement blockchain initiatives.
