Understand blockchain technology and how it can solve business problems.
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Blockchain technology provides a dynamic shared ledger that can be applied to save time when recording transactions between parties, remove costs associated with intermediaries, and reduce risks of fraud and tampering. Businesses contain many examples of networks of individuals and organizations that collaborate to create value and wealth. These networks work together in markets that exchange assets in the form of goods and services between the participants.
The video lectures in this course help you learn about blockchain for business and explore key use cases that demonstrate how the technology adds value.
In this course, you learn about some of the common challenges facing business networks and how a new approach to recording and processing transactions that uses blockchain technology can solve some of these challenges.
When you finish this course, you should understand:
Blockchain and distributed ledger systems in a business environment
Important concepts and key use cases of blockchain for business
How assets can be transferred in a blockchain network
The role of Linux Foundation's Hyperledger project
IBM's Blockchain Strategy
The problem with existing networks
How blockchain solves this problem
Requirements of a blockchain for business
Module 2 - Example Blockchain Networks
Overview of active networks
TradeLens - Improving global trade
IBM Food Trust - Supply chain transparency
Further examples by industry
Key players for blockchain adoption
Module 3 - IBM and Blockchain
How IBM can help with a blockchain project
The IBM Blockchain Platform
The Linux Foundation's Hyperledger project
Continuing your blockchain journey
This course is intended for audiences of all experiences who are interested in learning about blockchain in a business context; there are no prerequisite courses.