Abstract
Ever since the evolution of cryptocurrencies, there has been profound interest in employing the underlying Blockchain technology for enterprise applications. Enterprises are keen on embracing the advantages of Blockchain in applications ranging from FinTech, Supply chain, IoT, Identity Management, Notary, Insurance and to many other domains. Blockchain is often spoken of as the third disruption after computers and the internet, and is being studied for application in several domains. A blockchain, as used in most cryptocurrencies, does not require any authorization for participants to join or leave the system, and hence is referred to as a permission-less blockchain. However, enterprise applications cannot operate in such models. Enterprise applications operate in a regulated, permissioned blockchain setting. This paper provides an industry focused insight into the practicality and feasibility of permissioned blockchains in real-world applications. In particular, we consolidate some non-trivial challenges that should be addressed in making the permissioned blockchain practically deployable in enterprises.
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The modifications are based on independent comments from Prof. Bart Preneel, University of Leuven, Belgium at BLOCKCHAIN 2017 Workshop and Sitaram Chamarty, TCS Innovation Labs, Hyderabad.
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We thank Dr. Sumanta Sarkar and Dr. Sachin Lodha from Tata Consultancy Services for their insightful feedback. We also thank anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments in improvising the paper.
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Emmadi, N., Vigneswaran, R., Kanchanapalli, S., Maddali, L., Narumanchi, H. (2019). Practical Deployability of Permissioned Blockchains. In: Abramowicz, W., Paschke, A. (eds) Business Information Systems Workshops. BIS 2018. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 339. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04849-5_21
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