Enterprise Blockchain Architect Course

In this lecture, we will give students the overview of the section, you can skip this section, if you are already familiar with Blockchain and it's history.

This lecture will give you a fair idea and overview of blockchain. You will learn about the blockchain through real world examples.

This lecture will help you understand blockchain by taking up various analogies. You can link the real world analogies with blockchain.

This lecture will lay the ground work for learning about blockchain. You will go through a peer into the blockchain and learn some basic functionalities working with blockchain.

This lecture will give you the brief about the history of blockchain and how it affects the current solution.

In this lecture, you are going to learn about the key characteristics of Blockchain.

In this lecture, you are going to learn about the key generation algorithms used with Blockchain. We are also going to talk about the concept of addresses in Blockchain.

In this lecture, you are going to learn about transactions and how transactions are incorporated inside a Merkle tree to form the validation process for the block. We are also going to learn about the key components of a block with the example of Bitcoin block.

This is a bonus lecture provided for the key concepts. We are going to talk about some additional concepts related to the Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets which are used for hierarchy processes, Mnemonic Seeds for protection of wallets and Smart Contracts for running business logic between two or more parties.

In this lecture, you are going to learn about key Blockchain algorithms and cryptography. We will go into understanding how cryptography is utilized with Blockchain for security, authenticity and authorization.

In this lecture, you will learn how blockchain works, with the help of an example. This example will give you the insight as to how the blocks in the blockchain are linked to each other and also provide you the knowledge about the functioning of nonce in the blockchain.

In this lecture, we are going to learn about the questions you need to ask before you adopt Blockchain as a solution. We are also going to learn about the factors which will affect your decision in employing Blockchain.

In this lecture, we are going to discuss about on and off chain data, on and off chain transactions, Blockchain lightning network and Coco framework and much more. These support tools help us make much more informative decisions for Blockchain employment.

In this lecture, we are going to talk about Bitcoin Blockchain. Bitcoin was the pioneer of Blockchain world.

In this lecture, we are going to talk about Ethereum Blockchain. Ethereum brought us the concept of Smart Contracts.

In this lecture, we are going to talk about Neo Blockchain. Neo is based out of China.

In this lecture, we are going to talk about Hyperledger Blockchain. Hyperledger is more focused towards enterprise implementations of Blockchain.

In this lecture, we are going to talk about EOS Blockchain. EOS is aimed to be the marketplace for decentralized applications.

In this lecture, we are going to talk about Corda Blockchain. Corda is also a private Blockchain solution which aims to integrate with finance solutions.

In this lecture, we are going to talk about Quorum Blockchain. Quorum was created by J P Morgan and runs over the Ethereum base.

In this lecture, we are going to talk about Multichain Blockchain. Multichain is based over Bitcoin Blockchain and provides features to create your blockchain solution within minutes. Multichain provides various additional functionalities over the Bitcoin.

In this lecture, you are going to learn about the Blockchain architecture. We will talk about some sample architectures and define how you can create your own architecture.

Note: Blockchain architecture discussed here is a sample architecture, you can use similar types of architecture for your use cases. There is no standard definition of architecture, we can define it as per the services we require for our solution.

In this lecture, you are going to learn about the business components that affect the Blockchain Architecture.

In this lecture, students are going to learn about the technical components that affect the Blockchain Architecture.

In this lecture, we are going to analyse architecture for Bitcoin Blockchain platform. We will also see how Bitcoin architecture comes into the working of Bitcoin Blockchain.

In this lecture, we are going to analyse architecture for Ethereum Blockchain platform. We will also see how Ethereum architecture is different from Bitcoin Architecture.

In this lecture, we are going to analyse architecture for Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain platform. We will also see how Hyperledger Fabric architecture offers a modular approach to the system.

In this lecture, we are going to analyse architecture for Corda Blockchain platform. We will also see how Corda architecture offers a point-to-point ledger approach for the system.

In this lecture, we are going to go through the Selection Criteria for major Blockchain platforms. You will learn about the Differentiation and Selection Comparison between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperledger, Corda and Coco.

The first step in defining our solution is to identify the Use Case. Blockchain is not a silver bullet and we cannot consider it to be a solution to all the problems. We need to identify a suitable Use Case where Blockchain could be cost effective and productive.

The next step in forming a Blockchain solution is to design the integration strategy with the existing architecture and applications. The new solution should seamlessly integrate and not break our present ecosystem.

After designing Integration strategies, we go into identifying the appropriate consensus mechanism to be used with our Use Case. There is no single consensus mechanism which could fit in with all the problems. We need to identify which consensus mechanism suits the best for our needs.

After Identifying the consensus mechanism, we go into identifying the platform. There are multiple platforms available in the market which provide different feature sets. We need to choose the most suitable platform for our Use Case.

The next step is to design the architecture for our solution. As mentioned in the course, there is no concrete definition for Blockchain architecture. You need to define the services as required. You also need to understand whether you require public, private or hybrid solution.

The next step is to design your Blockchain instance. This is one of the most important steps for defining your Blockchain solution. In this step, you define all the parameters required for your Blockchain which will be followed throughout the lifetime of the Blockchain.

Now we will go into building the Application Programming Interface. You need to take notice about which functions you want to expose to the developers and users. Developers can use your APIs inside their applications to interact with your Blockchain.

Finally, we go into building our applications which will be used by the users to interact with the Blockchain. Users cannot work with command line interface and require a good UX application to perform operations over the Blockchain. We will also define future prospects and opportunities for Blockchain solutions.

This is another example for Blockchain Solution Strategy.

In this lecture, we are going to discuss about Blockchain implementation strategy. We are going to go from the process of defining the workflow to the process of integrating business services with Blockchain projects.