Who this book is for

This book seeks to support a broad range of readers, from line-of-business managers to software architects and developers. The first two chapters are especially useful for individuals who want to know what might be the effects of the blockchain on their business. Besides the high-level overview at the start, the book covers technical aspects of the blockchain such as the building blocks of a typical blockchain network.

Together, we will explore the impact of adding a blockchain to your current IT architecture. Finally, this book is intended for developers, and I will go through the process of setting up and running your own blockchain on the Oracle Autonomous Cloud Service and extend by connecting to an on-premises blockchain network. The implementation part is mostly done on the cloud service available on the Oracle Cloud, but the smart contract we develop can be deployed on any Hyperledger Fabric blockchain network.