IBM Wants to Make 2017 the Year of Blockchain Enterprise Deployment

IBM Wants to Make 2017 the Year of Blockchain Enterprise Deployment

This IDC Vendor Profile discusses IBM's blockchain strategy, existing portfolio around this technology, and specific use cases. The first section briefly defines blockchain and outlines its benefits and current limitations. The second section describes IBM's engagement with the technology since 2014 and its current offering, and the third section outlines IBM's blockchain strategy. This IDC Vendor Profile contains several enterprise use cases with a focus on those scheduled for deployment in 2017, and concludes with several points of guidance.