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> I guess you can say it's not needed but then again what is? There's a difference between "not needed" in the sense that I don't need a calculator when I have

by philh 9y ago

> I guess you can say it's not needed but then again what is? There's a difference between "not needed" in the sense that I don't need a calculator when I have an abacus, and "not needed" in the sense that I don't need an abacus when I have a calculator. > the use cases will be specific to the needs and constraints of the stakeholders Yes, and people are asking for suggestions of what those use cases might be. If you can't think of any, that suggests we might be looking at an abacus, not a calculator.

decentralised 9y ago
I do think of many use cases for private blockchains, I simply did not presume to know what you meant before asking. - One case would be when a corporation wants to have 2500 TPS with finality in 3 seconds using the current ethereum software, unchanged. (scalability) - One case would be when a large-enough-corporation needs to share master data and reference data of business critical assets through different subsidiaries and third parties. (privacy) - Remember intranets? Sometimes decision makers simply want a watered down version of a great thing. (stability, control) If you care to include commercial DLT products, then the use cases will be different again.
- 6nf 9y ago
  All of those are better done using other technologies. I don't see what the benefit is of shoehorning a blockchain in there. What's the killer app? Sorry to be annoying but I honestly don't see why an CIO would choose a blockchain over more traditional options for anything at all. I've been following Bitcoin and ETH for many years and I've been thinking about this a LOT and I just don't see it.
  - decentralised 9y ago
    I wrote about how I approach blockchains from a capability point on view a few months ago on LI, see here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blockchain-revolution-decentralised-joaquim-pedro-antunes- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blockchain-revolution-decentr... I'd be happy to discuss further in private (chat/skype), but my "professional muscle memory" tells me that the only sane way of looking at a piece of technology is through its capabilities. When CIOs look for capabilities that can be met by blockchain then finding a business case becomes straightforward, otherwise it will be shoehorning as you say.

by philh 9y ago

decentralised 9y ago

I do think of many use cases for private blockchains, I simply did not presume to know what you meant before asking. - One case would be when a corporation wants to have 2500 TPS with finality in 3 seconds using the current ethereum software, unchanged. (scalability) - One case would be when a large-enough-corporation needs to share master data and reference data of business critical assets through different subsidiaries and third parties. (privacy) - Remember intranets? Sometimes decision makers simply want a watered down version of a great thing. (stability, control) If you care to include commercial DLT products, then the use cases will be different again.

6nf 9y ago
All of those are better done using other technologies. I don't see what the benefit is of shoehorning a blockchain in there. What's the killer app? Sorry to be annoying but I honestly don't see why an CIO would choose a blockchain over more traditional options for anything at all. I've been following Bitcoin and ETH for many years and I've been thinking about this a LOT and I just don't see it.
- decentralised 9y ago
  I wrote about how I approach blockchains from a capability point on view a few months ago on LI, see here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blockchain-revolution-decentralised-joaquim-pedro-antunes- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blockchain-revolution-decentr... I'd be happy to discuss further in private (chat/skype), but my "professional muscle memory" tells me that the only sane way of looking at a piece of technology is through its capabilities. When CIOs look for capabilities that can be met by blockchain then finding a business case becomes straightforward, otherwise it will be shoehorning as you say.