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When immutability meets regulation that requires data deletion, how can enterprises move forward with blockchain projects that are compliant?  In this episode of the Fluree Video Podcast, we take a look at options and best practices when faced with these two opposing forces. -- Fluree transforms data ownership, access, and security. Fluree offers an ACID-compliant blockchain distributed ledger that records every state change in history as an immutable changelog entry. It allows for powerful query capability with FlureeDB, a graph query engine. By bringing blockchain to the data tier, Fluree is a practical and powerful infrastructure on which to build, distribute, and scale custom blockchains. Website: www.flur.ee Docs: http://docs.flur.ee Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlureePBC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fluree-pbc Medium (Blog): http://medium.com/fluree Contact: Support@flur.ee -- Brian Platz Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianplatz/ Brian Platz Website: https://www.platz.me/

For this week’s episode, we spoke to Steve Pomfret, CEO at Cygnetise. Steve describes himself as a “process guy” with over 18 years of experience in bringing about operational change (efficiency and de-risking) at reputed banks and brokerage firms. After learning about blockchain, Steve spotted an opportunity to apply his skills and learnings together with blockchain to streamline processes within the financial ecosystem.  Presently, Cygnetise has one blockchain application used for management and distribution of authorized signatory lists such as delegated authorities, bank mandates etc.   What is blockchain? According to Steve, blockchain has 4 pillars – Decentralised database A centralized database allows users with requisite permissions to add, remove, edit and view data (think of a spreadsheet on your computer!) A decentralised database is not owned by a single party. Hence, each party, with requisite permissions, can add and view data. There is a record (time-stamped audit trail to document modifications.) Distributed Ledger The key feature of blockchain for commercial applications – under traditional centralized systems of record, for a transaction between two parties to take place, there would have to be a debit and credit effect recorded. However, with a single shared database (as in the case of blockchain), data doesn’t need to move around. Immutability Numerous blockchain applications in insurance today exploit the immutability of blockchain (such as FlureeDB, which uses DLT-enabled databases.) Blockchain has an in-built audit trail that is timestamped. Smart Contracts Smart contracts are pieces of code that allow execution of certain actions conditional on certain pre-specified conditions being met. With appropriate (legal) documentation, smart contracts may also serve as (trigger based self-executing) legal contracts – this is the notion of Ricardian contracts.   Lack of universal terminology as a barrier Steve makes an excellent point - since blockchain is a nascent technology, there are no universally accepted definitions for key concepts. To begin with, blockchain purists and business practitioners disagree on whether industry deployments of “blockchain” are “blockchain” or “DLT” projects. As Steve points out, so long as the terminology used is clarified by the concern parties, the terminology itself doesn’t hold much significance.   Barriers to adoption of blockchain across industries  “Part of the adoption (of a new technology) is to break it down into something that is useful at a process level and then you can build and evolve as opposed to revolutionize.”   Blockchain as a nascent technology Steve recalls the first time he read about blockchain in a newspaper – the article spoke about how blockchain would “revolutionize” trade, clearing and settlement process within the banking ecosystem.  His initial reaction was that of surprise – as he rightly points out, how could you realistically expect hundreds of ecosystem participants spread across the world to each adopt a new technology almost overnight? In his opinion, such claims are equivalent to stating that it would be possible to build Facebook overnight. The message is clear – change doesn’t take place overnight; more so at financial institutions since they are subject to strict internal and external scrutiny – new technology needs to pass through checks before reaching commercial deployment.   Integration with legacy technology According to Steve, the more complex a blockchain based solution is, the harder it becomes to integrate the solution with the existing technology stack through API’s. Furthermore, he highlighted that another approach would involve identifying manual processes within an organization or an ecosystem that can be replaced by technology (perhaps, blockchain.)   How to build a business case for blockchain deployment?

In this episode of the FlureeDB Blockchain Podcast, we sit down with Co-founder of Fluree Brian Platz to chat about Immutability and its value. We discuss the following: Why is blockchain's immutability so valuable to the enterprise systems in place today? How is that immutability achieved? Fluree transforms data ownership, access, and security. Fluree offers an ACID-compliant blockchain distributed ledger that records every state change in history as an immutable changelog entry. It allows for powerful query capability with FlureeDB, a graph query engine. By bringing blockchain to the data tier, Fluree is a practical and powerful infrastructure on which to build, distribute, and scale custom blockchains. Website: www.flur.ee Docs: http://docs.flur.ee Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlureePBC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flur... Medium (Blog): http://medium.com/fluree Contact: Support@flur.ee Brian Platz Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianplatz/ Brian Platz Website: https://www.platz.me/

James Salmon, President of Collaborative Construction, LLC and Executive Director of the American Subcontractor Association of Ohio. James Salmon was part of our panel at our Blockchain in Construction event here in Chicago. In Kimon Onuma's episode http://constructrr.com/ep57 (here), we talk about Creating Agility and Efficiency and Open Architecture as a Platform, Kimon mentioned James. We connected after that interview and I invited him to speak at my Blockchain in Construction event. James is a lawyer by trade, and is passionate about the Common Data Environment, BIM/ Integrated Contract Models which led him to Blockchain. The interesting thing about James is that as a lawyer, he is more passionate about openness so that everyone sees everyone's cards on the table face up versus closed, competitive, and adversarial contractual nature of construction. Mentioned Interviews http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/e/3/7/e37d513e9d5fd00e/Final_James_Salmon_Blockchain_Podcast.mp3?c_id=20226740&expiration=1524078061&hwt=151b1031d052fcd459f9cbbdc41adf81 (Link to the Podcast with Cottrell Title) Mentioned Constructrr Podcasts: http://www.constructrr.com/ep57/ (Kimon Onuma) - Create Agility and Efficiency with Open Architecture as a Platform http://www.constructrr.com/ep65/ (SweetBridge) - Protocol Enabling to loan yourself money and discount tokens https://www.constructrr.com/ep71/ (FlureeDB )- Scalable Blockchain Database http://www.constructrr.com/ep67/ (International Blockchain Real Estate Association) - Talk with Founder Ragnar Lifthrasir Where to find James Salmon: http://www.smartbuiltcultures.com/collaborative-construction (Collaborative Construction) http://www.collaborativeconstruction.blogspot.com/ (Collaborative Construction Blog) Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslsalmon/ (LinkedIn) https://twitter.com/IPD_Lawyer?lang=en (Twitter) Show Notes: http://www.constructrr.com/ep75 (www.constructrr.com/ep75)

Brian is the Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of FlureeDB, a new decentralized app platform that will transform how business applications are built. Fluree DB is the first true blockchain database. Fluree DB supports a multiple of blockchain consensus according to chosen transaction characteristics. Its query allows joins across multiple databases, so multiple consensus Databases can be queried as a single database system. We discuss how using Fluree DB can help to streamline litigations, thus reducing the timeline for the discovery period so you can more clearly understand what happened and when. It can make it easier to define your own blockchain, the type of data it will store, its information, its transactions, and its products. Find FlureeDB: https://flur.ee/ (Fluree Website) https://medium.com/fluree (Fluree Blog) Find Brian Platz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianplatz/ (Linkedin) https://twitter.com/bplatz (Twitter) Music By: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep71

In this episode I'm joined by Brian Platz from FlureeDB and we talk about a new kind of NoSQL database that is both Graph and Document and leverages the blockchain.

Blockchain technologies are changing the way we think about data archival and storage. For instance, most database systems can only capture the current state of a data set. This means we must rely on secondary backup systems to ensure historical data can remain accessible, a stark contrast from what the most basic of blockchains provide out of the box. Database systems that offer immutability and historical context for data would be greatly beneficial for companies as it would make internal and external audits much less costly and time-intensive. We’re delighted to bring you an interview with Flip Filipowski and Brian Platz. Flip is a veteran entrepreneur whose career spans 50 years, having worked for and founded some of the world’s largest software companies of the 80’s and 90’s. He is also the CEO of SilkRoad Equity and a Founding Partner of Tally Capital. Brian’s background includes having founded A List Appart in 1994, which is among the oldest and most influential web development blogs, and SilkRoad Technologies. Flip and Brian join us to talk about their new company, Fluree. Their product, FlureeDB, is a scalable graph database which provides the benefits of blockchain technologies, such as immutability, replayability and fault tolerance. Currently, in development, the goal for FlureeDB is to support various consensus rules based on the network configuration: private systems, federated (or consortium) clusters, and fully decentralized public networks. Topics covered in this episode: Flip and Brian’s respective backgrounds and entrepreneurial ventures How blockchain will disrupt most major companies that exist today FlureeDB and the problem it is trying to solve How FlureeDB improves compliance procedures for enterprise How FlureeDB can address some of the challenges ahead with regards to GDPR FlureeDB’s technical infrastructure and elementary components The different consensus modes and scalability properties of FlureeDB Why they chose to structure the company as a Public Benefit Corporation FlureeDB’s development roadmap Episode links: Fluree Website FlureeDB Whitepaper Blockchain, Meet Database This episode is hosted by Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/216