Blockchain for Enterprise: Build scalable blockchain applications with privacy, interoperability, and permissioned features - Softcover

Prusty, Narayan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788479742 ISBN 13: 9781788479745

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Implement blockchain principles in your choice of domain using Ethereum

Key Features

• Build permissioned enterprise-grade blockchain applications from scratch
• Implement Blockchain-as-a-Service to enterprises in terms of deployment and security
• Achieve privacy in blockchains using proxy re-encryption algorithms

Book Description

The increasing growth in blockchain use is enormous, and it is changing the way business is done. Many leading organizations are already exploring the potential of blockchain. With this book, you will learn to build end-to-end enterprise-level decentralized applications and scale them across your organization to meet your company's needs.

This book will help you understand what DApps are and how the blockchain ecosystem works, via real-world examples. This extensive end-to-end book covers every blockchain aspect for business and for developers. You will master process flows and incorporate them into your own enterprise. You will learn how to use J.P. Morgan's Quorum to build blockchain-based applications. You will also learn how to write applications that can help communicate enterprise blockchain solutions. You will learn how to write smart contracts that run without censorship and third-party interference.

Once you've grasped what a blockchain is and have learned about Quorum, you will jump into building real-world practical blockchain applications for sectors such as payment and money transfer, healthcare, cloud computing, supply chain management, and much more.

What you will learn

• Learn how to set up Raft/IBFT Quorum networks
• Implement Quorum's privacy and security features
• Write, compile, and deploy smart contracts
• Learn to interact with Quorum using the web3.js JavaScript library
• Learn how to execute atomic swaps between different networks
• Build a secured Blockchain-as-a-Service for efficient business processes
• Achieve data privacy in blockchains using proxy re-encryption

Who this book is for

This book is for innovators, digital transformers, and blockchain developers who want to build end-to-end, decentralized applications using the blockchain technology. If you want to scale your existing blockchain system across the enterprise, you will find this book useful, too. It adopts a practical approach to solving real problems in enterprises using a blend of theory and practice.

Table of Contents

1. What are Decentralized Applications?
2. Building Blockchain Using Quorum
3. Writing Smart Contracts
4. Getting started with web3.js
5. Building Interoperable Blockchains
6. Building Quorum as a Service Platform
7. Building a DApp for Digitizing Medical Records
8. Building a Payment Solution for Banks

About this title

Product Description:

Blockchain For Enterprise by Narayan Prusty, 9781788479745, Packt Publishing

About the Author:

Narayan Prusty is the founder and CTO of BlockCluster, world's first blockchain management system. He has five years of experience in blockchain.

He specializes in Blockchain, DevOps, Serverless, and JavaScript. His commitment has led him to build scalable products for start-ups, governments, and enterprises across India, Singapore, USA, and UAE. He is enthusiastic about solving real-world problems. His ability to build scalable applications from top to bottom is what makes him special. Currently, he is on a mission to make things easier, faster, and cheaper using blockchain. Also, he is looking at ways to prevent corruption, fraud, and to bring transparency to the world using blockchain.

About this edition

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1788479742
• ISBN 13: 9781788479745
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220