This slide deck provides a state of the art overview of the permissioned blockchain market.

1. Blockchain in the Enterprise:
Lessons from the Trenches
Invector Labs

2. About Invector Labs
• Bringing deep-tech to the enterprise
• Focused on groundbreaking technology trends:
• Artificial intelligence
• Blockchain technologies
• Internet of things
• Cybersecurity
• Advanced cloud computing
• ….
• http://invectorlabs.com

3. Agenda
• Blockchain in the enterprise: Challenges
• Permissioned blockchain platforms
• Permissioned blockchain runtimes
• Permissioned blockchain stacks

4. Key Challenges of Real World Blockchain
Solutions…

5. Network
Provisioning
Data Storage
Integration
Deployment
dApp
Monitoring
Identity
Testing
Smart Contract
Development

6. Key Decisions
Selecting a
Blockchain
Platform
Selecting a
Blockchain
Runtime
Selecting a
Complementary
Technology Stack

7. Selecting a Blockchain Platform…

8. Permissioned
Blockchains
Hyperledger
Fabric Sawtooth
Ethereum
Quorum Parity Pantheon
R3 Corda Dfinity EOS

9. Selecting a Blockchain Platform…

10. Hyperledger Fabric
Key Capabilities
• Based on the open source Hyperledger implementation
• Supports smart contracts via chaincode and containers(Java, Go, NodeJS)
• Identity and privacy based protocols
• Networks can be segmented in channels
• Advanced toolset with products like Composer
Strengths
• Integration with external systems
• Solutions portfolio
• Partner community
Weaknesses
• Smart contract model
• Toolset for app lifecyle management
• Lack of support for public blockchain topologies

11. Hyperledger Sawtooth
Key Capabilities
• Based on the open source Hyperledger implementation
• Supports for EVM smart contracts
• Native supply-chain like tracking capabilities
• PoET consensus model
• Native support for Docker containers
Strengths
• Simple programming model
• Interoperability with Ethereum
• Flexible network topology using validators
Weaknesses
• Lack of developer community
• Limited toolset
• Integration with external systems

12. Quorum
Key Capabilities
• Permissioned version of the Ethereum blockchain
• Various consensus mechanisms(Raft and Istanbul BFT implementations)
• Privacy protocols based on zk-SNARKs
• Support for private smart contracts
• Access control policies
Strengths
• Ethereum interoperability
• Privacy
• Deployment and configuration
Weaknesses
• Small core development team and community
• Integration with external systems
• Management toolset

13. Parity
Key Capabilities
• Integration with both permissioned and public versions of Ethereum
• Support for side chains
• IPFS supports
• Messaging capabilities
• Privacy using secret stores
Strengths
• Ethereum interoperability
• Developer friendliness
• Tollset
Weaknesses
• Small core development team and community
• Integration with external systems
• Management toolset

14. Pantheon
Key Capabilities
• Integration with both permissioned and public versions of Ethereum
• Support for various consensus protocols
• Java-based extensibility
• Messaging and RPC interfaces
• Deployment via Docker containers
Strengths
• Ethereum interoperability
• Proof-Of-Authority consensus
• Whitelist-based access control
Weaknesses
• Small core development team and community
• Integration with external systems
• Management toolset

15. Corda
Key Capabilities
• Identity and access control via certificates
• Support for transaction workflows via the flow framework
• Integration with external systems via Oracles
• Application encapsulation via CorDApps
• Private node databases using Vaults
Strengths
• Privacy and access control
• Network topologies
• Workflow automation
Weaknesses
• Limited smart contract support
• Integration with external systems
• Small developer community

16. Selecting a Blockchain Runtime…

17. Blockchain
Runtimes
On-Premise
Default
Platform
Networks
Cloud
Azure
Blockchain
AWS
Blockchain
Kaleido IBM BlockApps

18. Azure Blockchain as a Service
Key Capabilities
• Support for different blockchains
• Integration with popular development frameworks
• Deployment and app lifecycle management
• Integration with Azure services
• Identity and access control
Strengths
• Tooling
• DApp lifecycle management
Weaknesses
• Limited smart contract support
• Integration with external systems
• Small developer community

19. AWS Blockchain as a Service
Key Capabilities
• Integration with AWS Services
• Identity and access control
• Integration with Quantum ledger
• Rapid provisioning
• Support for Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum
Strengths
• AWS developer and partner communities
• Integration with external services
• Identity and access control
Weaknesses
• Small number of supported blockchain runtimes
• Limited tooling
• Basic integration with blockchain development tools and frameworks

20. IBM Blockchain Cloud
Key Capabilities
• Robust support for Hyperledger Fabric
• Integration with Bluemix services
• DevOps and automation processes
• Identity and access control
• Monitoring
Strengths
• Scalable Hyperledger Fabric topologies
• Privacy and security
• Fabric development workflow
Weaknesses
• No support for other blockchain runtimes
• Limited developer community
• Lack of support for open source blockchain development frameworks and tools

21. Kaleido
Key Capabilities
• Support for different variations of Ethereum blockchains
• Integration with open source enterprise systems and services
• Blockchain first capabilities like wallets or block explorers
• Integration with IPFS
• Native support for AWS
Strengths
• Native blockchain components
• Development tools and interfaces
• Rapid provisioning and deployment
Weaknesses
• Lack of support for non-Ethereum blockchains
• Small developer and partner communities

22. BlockApps
Key Capabilities
• Rapid Dapp development process
• Messaging interfaces via Kafka
• Compatibility with the EVM
• Monitoring tools
• Simple REST APIs
Strengths
• Simple Dapp lifecycle
• Docker support
• Toolset
Weaknesses
• Lack of support for non-EVM runtimes
• Limited developer and partner communities
• Very limited integration with external systems, security and other enterprise critical features

23. Selecting a Development Stack…

24. Relevant
Blockchain
Stacks
Integration
ChainLink Oraclize
Testing
Truffle
Corda Testing
Tools
Ganache
Hyperledger
Composer
Storage
IPFS BigChainDB Swarm
Data Access
TheGraph
Security &
Privacy
Ursa AZTEC
Monitoring
Hyperledger
Caliper

25. Integration
• Connecting to mainstream line of
business systems
• On-demand and scheduled execution
• Integration with data storage systems
• Bidirectional communication

26. Technology
Blockchain
Support
Implementing
Custom
Line of Business
Integration
IPFS/Swarm
Integration
On-Demand and
Scheduled Activation
ChainLink 6 8 6 8 8
Oraclize 4 5 4 6 5
Azure Enterprise Smart Contracts 6 5 6 6 5
Aetirnity 4 4 5 4 4

27. Testing
• Run and execute tests for smart
contracts
• Smart contract logging and
instrumentation
• Block exploration

28. Technology
Test
Creation
Automated
Test Execution
Smart Contract
Instrumentation Block Explorer
Hyperledger Composer 5 4 2 2
Corda Testing 6 7 6 4
Ganache 8 8 7 7
Ether Tester 8 8 5 4

29. Data Access
• Querying blockchain data on-
demand
• Interact with blockchains via APIs
• Map blockchain data to queryable
attributes

30. Technology
Querying
Smart
Contract Data
Execute Complex
Queries
Interact with
Blockchain Data via
APIs
Add Semantic Info to
Smart Contracts
The Graph 8 6 7 6

31. Security and Privacy
• Ability to perform computations over encrypted data
• Hide specific aspects of blockchain transactions
• Use different privacy and encryption models in blockchain data

32. Technologies
Support
zk_SNARKs
Different Cryptographic
Methods
Integration with
Different
Blockchains
Hyperledger Ursa 7 8 2
AZTEC 8 5 4

33. Data Storage
• Associate large datasets with blockchain
transactions
• Querying blockchain data on-demand
• Backup, restore and replicate large
datasets in a blockchain network

34. Technologies
Unstructured Data
Storage
Semi-structured Data
Storage Immutability Data Querying Scalability
IPFS 9 8 9 5 8
Swarm 7 7 9 5 7
BigChainDB 8 8 8 8 7
Quentum Ledger 7 8 9 8 6

35. Summary
• The permissioned blockchain ecosystem is really crowded
• When establishing a blockchain strategies organizations should
consider the following steps:
• Select a blockchain platform
• Select a blockchain runtime
• Select complementary technology stacks
• Start small…iterate

36. Thanks!