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• 7 Blockchain Predictions for 2019

  Dec 04, 2018, by NelsonHall Analyst

  Blockchain has progressed considerably as an emerging technology during 2018. Many of 2017’s PoCs have become deployed commercial solutions as standards have begun to solidify, and with more organizations beginning to explore the potential of distributed ledger architecture and smart contracting. We are still at the very beginning of the lifecycle of this particular technology, and no[...]

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• 7 Process Characteristics That Are Key to Blockchain Adoption

  Aug 30, 2018, by NelsonHall Analyst

    With the rise of every new technology, there is a parallel rush among enterprises to incorporate it into the near-term IT roadmap, and for good reason: new technologies offer cost savings, CX improvement, better risk management, and a host of other benefits that look terrific in annual reports and quarterly earnings documentation. Nowhere is that trend more prevalent than in block[...]

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• Infosys Announces Blockchain-Powered Nia Provenance to Manage Complex Supply Chains

  May 16, 2018, by NelsonHall Analyst

    EdgeVerve, an Infosys Product subsidiary, this week announced a new blockchain-powered application for supply chain management as part of its product line. Nia Provenance is designed to address the challenges faced by organizations managing complex supply chain networks with multiple IT stacks engaged across multiple stakeholders. Here I take a quick look at the new application and i[...]

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• The Advantages of Building a Bespoke Blockchain Platform

  May 03, 2018, by NelsonHall Analyst

    For all the discussion in the blockchain solution industry around platform selection (are they choosing Fabric or Sawtooth? Quorum or Corda?), you’d be forgiven for thinking that every provider’s first stop is the open-source infrastructure shelf. But the reality is that blockchain is more a concept than a fixed architecture, and the platforms mentioned do not encomp[...]

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• Adventures in Blockchain: Mphasis Focuses on Client Revenue Growth, Supporting Compelling Use Cases

  Dec 12, 2017, by Andy Efstathiou

    In this article, I look at Mphasis’ Blockchain initiatives and at the segments they are focusing on for further development with their financial services clients. Mphasis began its Blockchain initiatives in 2016, initiating internal experiments and POCs to understand the technology and how it can be applied to business challenges. Mphasis is working with a global financial s[...]

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• Infosys’ Testing Practice Update: AI, Chatbots & Blockchain

  Nov 06, 2017, by Dominique Raviart

    We recently caught up with Infosys to discuss where its Infosys Validation Solutions (IVS) testing practice is currently investing. This is a follow-up to a similar discussion we had with Infosys back in July 2016 that centered on applying AI and making sense of the data that client organizations have (see here). Our most recent discussion looked at technologies such as AI, chatbo[...]

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• Adventures in Blockchain: Capgemini Focuses on Helping Clients Develop Their Roadmap

  Oct 25, 2017, by Andy Efstathiou

  In this blog, I look at Capgemini’s Blockchain initiatives and what segments they are focusing on for further development with their financial services clients. Initially, Blockchain engagements were focused on:  Using POCs to develop an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of distributed ledger technology (DLT) Developing business use cases, trying POCs to d[...]

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• Adventures in Blockchain: Virtusa Focuses on Security & Privacy Issues in Permission-Based Environments

  Aug 31, 2017, by Andy Efstathiou

  Most Blockchain use cases have focused on reducing the need for (and cost of) infrastructure. And in Virtusa’s case, the vendor has focused on engagements where it can combine Blockchain technology with other emerging technologies such as QR codes, IoT, and encryption algorithms to deliver enhanced security and cost savings for environments lacking adequate supporting infrastructure. Her[...]

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• Adventures in Blockchain: TCS Focuses on the Building Blocks of a Successful Blockchain Ecosystem

  Jul 11, 2017, by Andy Efstathiou

  Many Blockchain services vendors have observed that up to 75% of proofs of concept for Blockchain fail to meet their goals. Analysis of drivers for such widespread failure indicates that the initial use case was flawed because it was constructed to justify experimentation rather than solve business challenges. However, TCS has focused its Blockchain efforts on developing uses cases that can dr[...]

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• Adventures in Blockchain: Wipro Focuses on Rapid Innovation with Ethereum & Hyperledger

  May 12, 2017, by Andy Efstathiou

  This is the second in a series of blogs on current activities, use cases, POCs, and pilots with Blockchain in the financial services industry. In this one, I look at some of what Wipro is doing to support banks and financial services companies in deploying Blockchain solutions. Blockchain technology & services Wipro has been active for the past three years in offering Blockchain cons[...]

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• Adventures in Blockchain: Genpact Tackles O2C

  May 08, 2017, by Andy Efstathiou

  This is the first in an occasional series of blog articles over the next year on Blockchain initiatives related to the financial services industry. Blockchain is an emerging technology for which there are no current operational deployments, with initiatives still primarily at the consulting and design stage. Pilots have been deployed, but are relatively rare despite the rapid growth in experim[...]

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