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What is the Technology Concept of Blockchain?

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Stuart Scott
September 14, 2018

In 2017, blockchain emerged as a major technology trend, supporting the rise of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Beyond the exchange of money, interest in blockchain is driven by an increased level of security, transparency, and traceability in transactions, a challenge often found within the finance, healthcare, real estate, and manufacturing industries.

Executive support of blockchain is also on the rise. A survey of 1,000 global leaders by Deloitte reported that 74% believe there is a compelling business case for blockchain in their organization. Another 78% believe that adding blockchain will eventually be a competitive advantage for their firm in their respective industry.

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What is the Technology Concept of Blockchain?

Whether you’re looking to apply blockchain in your day-to-day technology activities or separate reality from hype, we’re here to help. Today, we are announcing the launch of a new course, Introduction to Blockchain. Authored by our curriculum lead Stuart Scott, this introductory course requires no prior experience and covers a variety of topics, including:

  • What blockchain is and its use cases across a variety of industries
  • The different components involved within blockchain and how to explain their importance
  • When and why you may want to use blockchain within your environment
  • What cryptocurrency is and how it relates back to blockchain

Learn more about our Introduction to Blockchain course in this preview video:

If you already have a Cloud Academy account, you can access this course now. If you’re not a member, request a demo today and browse our training library to learn more about what we have to offer.

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Stuart Scott

Stuart is the AWS content lead at Cloud Academy where he has created over 40 courses reaching tens of thousands of students. His content focuses heavily on cloud security and compliance, specifically on how to implement and configure AWS services to protect, monitor and secure customer data and their AWS environment.

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