The document discusses Accenture's Blockchain Automation Framework (BAF), which aims to address common challenges in blockchain projects. BAF is an open source framework that automates the deployment of production-ready distributed ledger networks. It implements the DLT Reference Architecture 2.0 and is designed for security, multi-cloud support, and infrastructure independence. BAF reduces deployment times from days to hours and allows networks to easily onboard new organizations.

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May 2021
Blockchain
Automation
Framework
Hyperledger Tokyo Meetup
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INTRODUCTION
Shital Sevekari
Title
Senior Manager
Introduction
First came to Japan in 2005. Worked as Technical Support Engineer for
about 2.5 years. After a brief gap, came back to Japan in 2010. Since
then, I have been handling various Japanese projects as Account
manager delivering complex projects with offshore development teams.
Around 2015 I started learning about DX technologies like Blockchain,
AI/Chatbot etc. Starting with just 2 members, built a Blockchain CoE
team at offshore that grew to become a 25+ member team delivering
projects and POCs in Japan, Spain, Germany and UK.
Helping clients in their business transformation by proposing matching
technology and solutions.
Joined Accenture in July 2019. Currently supporting Japanese customers
by coordinating with Accenture’s global blockchain teams and with my
experience, as Blockchain SME（Subject Matter Expert).
Hobby
Eat, Talk, Travel, Clubhouse

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Solution
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Problem Architecture
AGENDA
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PROBLEM
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ISSUES IN THE DLT MARKET
Market participants take a
wait and see approach,
hindering mainstream adoption
No re-use of assets or
tools across solutions
DLT solutions are
expensive to build
& hard to scale
Technology silos &
vendor lock-in
High risk of selecting
wrong DLT platform
No established
standards or best
practice approach
The biggest barrier to innovation at scale is the ability to build flexible, uniform and scalable architectures capable of responding
to market demands.

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BLOCKCHAIN JOURNEY: COMMON CHALLENGES
TIME
BLOCKCHAIN
CAPABILITIES
EXPAND AND
MANAGE
SCALE
PILOT
PROOF OF CONCEPT
RE - IMAGINE
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2
3
4
5
6
Multi-cloud? Security? Architecture? DevOps?
?
“We need to demonstrate value quickly, and we
need the POC to scale into production”
“Security is something we will need to consider
when we get to production”
“We know thoughtful architecture is important,
but the client isn’t ready to invest in it right now”
…leads to a proof-of-concept that needs to be
rewritten when preparing for pilot or production

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SOLUTION
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BLOCKCHAIN AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK
Automation to Production
“A bridge you can trust”
…A BRIDGE TO PRODUCTION
TIME
BLOCKCHAIN
CAPABILITIES
EXPAND AND
MANAGE
SCALE
PILOT
PROOF OF CONCEPT
RE - IMAGINE
1
2
3
4
5
6
Multi-cloud? Security? Architecture? DevOps?
?
“We need to demonstrate value quickly, and we
need the POC to scale into production”
“Security is something we will need to consider
when we get to production”
“We know thoughtful architecture is important,
but the client isn’t ready to invest in it right now”
…leads to a proof-of-concept that needs to be
rewritten when preparing for pilot or production
✓ Implements DLT Reference Architecture 2.0
✓ Designed for production-ready security
✓ Supports multi-company and multi-cloud
deployments
✓ Infrastructure independent
✓ Open-source: No license lock-in

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BLOCKCHAIN AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK
Our value proposition is a secure and truly scalable accelerator that allows to deploy a production-ready DLT network and easily
onboard new organisations. A solution that can evolve along with organisations means faster innovation and seamless
implementation.
platform = <choice>
consensus = <choice>
…
[my_org_details]
…
[other_orgs_details]
…
platform = <choice>
consensus = <choice>
…
[my_org_details]
…
[other_orgs_details]
…
Configuration Files Deployed Shared Data Network
“A means to consistently deploy production-ready distributed data networks”
…more to come
BLOCKCHAIN
AUTOMATION
FRAMEWORK
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BAF - COMPONENTS
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OPENSOURCE AND OPEN DEVELOPMENT
COLLABORATE AT:
https://github.com/hyperledger-labs/blockchain-
automation-framework
Reference
documentation
Tooling
Abstraction
Containerised
Assets
Policy-
As-Code
Automated
Deployment
Generic
Tools
Open
Source
Supply Chain
Ref App
We have contributed BAF to the Linux Foundation Hyperledger Labs (with an intention for BAF to become a new top level Hyperledger project).
Open source contribution will help us build a sustainable open source community around the project, support our open development efforts and
continuously improve and enhance the Framework.
DOCUMENTATION:
https://blockchain-automation-
framework.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
GET IN TOUCH:
https://chat.hyperledger.org/channel/blockchain-
automation-framework
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ARCHITECTURE
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ARCHITECTURE PRINCIPLES
Guidance for designing and delivering
Blockchain Automation Framework
When making decisions, conform to the
DLT Reference Architecture 2.0 non-
functional requirements and principles
CONFORM TO THE DLT
REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE 2.0
Ensure that we are using open source
licensed products in our solution so that
it may be contributed to Hyperledger
Favor Apache 2.0 licensed components
USE OPEN
SOURCE COMPONENTS
Choose tools and components that do
not limit lock-in to a particular
infrastructure configuration or cloud
provider
INFRASTRUCTURE
INDEPENDENT
In order to provide an “enterprise”
version, we should ensure that we are
providing interfaces for modules where
we might want to plug in an different
component
MODULAR
DESIGN
Keys and other credentials are not
stored in source, configuration files, or
environment variables
DESIGN
FOR SECURITY
Choose tools where Accenture has
internal expertise to ensure that any
delivery center can modify the platform
CHOOSE TOOLS
WITH INTERNAL EXPERTISE

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PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURE STRAWMAN OPEN SOURCE
Cloud-native architecture
for shared data solutions
Development and Operations architecture Runtime/Execution architecture
SECURITY
SERVICES
KEY MGMT
DEVOPS SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
DISTRIBUTED DATA PLATFORMS
DATA SERVICES
POLICY MGMT
VERSION MANAGEMENT
BUILD, TEST & ARTIFACT MANAGEMENT
KUBERNETES DEPLOY / OPERATE
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
DELIVERY MANAGEMENT (ALM)
INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE
IAM
TBD by
Application
CERTIFICATE
AUTHORITY (CA)
TBD by Project /
Client
POLICIES /
OPERATIONS
Out of Scope CLOUD PROVIDERS CONTAINER SERVICES BACKUP / RESTORE
Out of Scope
DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS DISTRIBUTED DATABASES
INTEGRATION SERVICES
DLT INTEGRATION APPLICATION INTEGRATION EXTERNAL INTEGRATION
TBD by
Application Out of Scope
APPLICATION DB
TBD by
Application
OTHER DATA
SERVICES
Out of Scope
PRESENTATION SERVICES
RENDERING & INTERACTION ADAPTIVE PRESENTATION CONTENT SOURCING
TBD by Application TBD by Application TBD by Application
BLOCKCHAIN
AUTOMATION
FRAMEWORK
TBD by Project / Client
Pre-requisites
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Automation of Hyperledger Fabric
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Automation of Corda Enterprise
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Automation of Hyperledger Indy
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Automation of Hyperledger Besu
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BAF by the Numbers
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2 year since open sourced 6 DLT
platforms
support
5+ CUSTOMER IMPLEMENTATIONS
Already being used in production
Under Hyperledger Labs with
Apache 2.0 License
112 members on rocket chat
128 Stars and 235 Forks
on GitHub repo
32 contributors with 4 external
Reduces deployment time by 80% or more, from
a couple of days to within hours if not minutes”
IMPACT
Solution and architectureare so advanced, that it can
be used confidently in productiondeployments
OSSCOMMUNITY
Reduces overall project implementation time ,
ensuring the developers follow best practices
while their focus stays on application development
Multiple HL Events
HK , Denver, Washington DC Meetup
Corda Con 2020 , Blockchain Techfest 2020

20. Reference links
• GitHub:
https://github.com/hyperledger-labs/blockchain-automation-
framework
• Read the docs:
https://blockchain-automation-
framework.readthedocs.io/en/latest/introduction.html
• YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxjlD8kRvTIiThGQvRvEQP3
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21. Thank you
Shital Sevekari
Sr. Manager
Accenture Technology
Mail: Shital.Sevekari@accenture.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shital/