blockchain

What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. We resist gravity, and our muscles become stronger. We negotiate conflicts, and our emotional intelligence increases. But what if this also applied to IT systems? The next generation of networked systems could autonomously improve themselves as outside forces…

At CiscoLive Barcelona I became a millionaire. I’m loaded. I couldn’t be happier. And all because we launched DevNetCoin!  Now, technically, I’m only a millionaire in a token with no intrinsic value. But I’m still happy. So, that’s good. Do YOU want to be a millionaire (in your own crypto token)? Wi…

As 20 billion connected devices come online in the next few years1, The internet of things is poised to play an increasingly important role in our economy. IDC expects IOT based spending to top $1 trillion by 20202 representing a large swath of industries including agriculture, transportation, logis…

Recently, I became a millionaire! Well, technically I’m a millionaire, even though my bank account may reflect otherwise. During a recent conference where I was talking about blockchain technology, I created a blockchain based crypto token in one of my DevNet speaking sessions and instantly made my…

When a nascent technology starts to take off, people talk about the inventors as “pioneers,” evoking pictures of rough-and-tumble loners going it alone. But when it comes to developing a distributed ledger technology like blockchain, it’s much better to join forces than fend for yourself. As the ent…

You might be familiar with public blockchains — the underlying technology powering cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin — but not yet sure how private, enterprise blockchain could work for your company. You’re in good company: Blockchain is a whole new world, and innovators are just starting to identify th…

I’m fortunate to work with talented technical leaders who are helping to drive innovation forward in strategic areas of technology. My guest blogger this week is Frank Michaud, who is working with Cisco and the OpenFog Consortium to help develop a common industry approach to implementing blockchain…

Background The rise of the API economy has transformed how we use technology in the enterprise, but while technology has advanced, methods of doing business over the internet have not kept pace. Businesses today need to increasingly manage data & transactions among a large number of untrusted pa…

What a great experience last week. OpenFog members descended on Cupertino, California from the U.S., Europe, and Asia to attend our second members’ meeting of the year. I kicked off the session with the new “This is Fog” video, created by the OpenFog Marketing Committee. It provides a 2-minute…