Summary
Adopting blockchain in the enterprise requires a balancing act. Organizations not only have to run, manage, and maintain their existing infrastructure, they also need to help pave the way for this new computational model that promises to bring transformation.
In regulated industries, organizations could face a dual impact on the cost of compliance, since even a new technology platform needs to adhere to established regulatory frameworks and proven technology architecture standards and design. Enterprises considering blockchain can look toward a pragmatic approach by adopting a doctrine of layered defense, combining multiple mitigating security controls to help protect their resources and data. With a layered defense approach, digital assets, smart contracts, and ledger data are guarded.
In Chapter 2, Exploring Hyperledger Fabric, we will introduce the Hyperledger Fabric project—including the architecture, components, and features of Fabric—and how transactions are processed in Fabric.