July 28th, 2018
Hyderabad, India

Blockchain Technology Conference 2018 Conference will be hosted at the Lemon Tree Premier Hotel, Hitec City on July 28th in Hyderabad.  Over 50 IT business leaders are expected to join to learn more about the business relevance of blockchain, see live applications, and here the most recent developments on enterprise grade blockchain platforms.

Chainyard has been invited to speak due to its experience and expertise developed while working on a global Supply Chain blockchain-based Use Case.  Specifically, the discussions will be about driving business outcomes on blockchain projects from best practices developed from our experience delivering projects over the past 2.5 years. 

Please do reach out to us to know more and to talk to us about how our blockchain experience and how we can help you accelerate your blockchain journey.

June 26th, 2018
Hyderabad, India

Blockchain Summit 2018 conference will be hosted at the Lemon Tree Premier Hotel, Hitec City on July 26 in Hyderabad.  More than 100 participants will attend sessions on real-world business use cases, blockchain platform demos and related discussions.

Chainyard has been invited to speak due to its experience and expertise developed while working on a global Supply Chain blockchain-based Use Case.  Specifically, the discussions will be about driving business outcomes on blockchain projects from best practices developed from our experience delivering projects over the past 2.5 years. 

Please do reach out to us to know more and to talk to us about how our blockchain experience and how we can help you accelerate your blockchain journey.

This article was originally published on LinkedIn

Last week on Thurs and Fri, RTP held the 2018 #IoTSlam (https://iotslam.com/). Thanks to David Hill, I had the chance to become familiar about the community and attend this exciting event and the sessions. The annual event by the #IoT Community was well orchestrated from start to finish. 

My first exposure to sensor technology goes back to 1984 when I was working with Dr. Sunderrajan, Head of Research at DCM Data Products, India. I was supporting DCM Data Loggers and PLCs, and learning about Process Control Systems. Our core product was MICON from Powell Systems, USA. Connectivity was achieved via daisy chaining RS232C ports and MUX cards. We were controlling processes by measuring humidity, temperature and other parameters that drive paper and nylon industries .

The primary goal of the IOT Community is to educate developers, thought leaders and C-levels, and drive the adoption of IoT within the enterprise through various means such as their expert working groups, CoE initiatives, advisory groups and events. I spoke with some of the Sponsors such as IBM, SAS, DNA Group, SIMTelligent and RIOT and got to understand the work that this community has been doing.

The key note addresses by Chris O’Conner (IBM GM of IOT) provided great insights into the science. He illustrated the volume of data being generated and how analytics is helping address problems and identify new revenue streams. The CTO of SAS Software Mr. Oliver Scambenberger talked about the progresses leading to IoT and AI, and the SAS Strategy around IOT and tools to process data in real time using statistical tools and machine learning. Some key enablers for IoT and AI are advances in #5G, sensor technology and availability of AI and cognitive platforms like #IBM #Watson. They have enabled key developments such as machine/computer vision, connectivity, automation, augmentation, image recognition and intelligence.

Some cool messages include – “Data without Analytics is unrealized value, and Analytics without Monetization is unrealized revenue”.

The evolution of sensor technology has greatly helped in the adoption of IoT based applications especially in #HealthCare, #Logistics and #Supplychain. Advancement in 5G is enabling the driver-less revolution such as see-thru sensing, autopilot driving, platooning, advanced entertainment, augmented and virtual reality. Sensor technology is being applied to railroads to address the Positive Train Control mandate. They also help with managing rail safety via sensors attached to axles, wheels and ball-bearings.

With so many devices communicating on the network, the need for security becomes a key concern to prevent a variety of threats ranging from DoS , ransom attacks, spamming to infiltration. Someone talked about a great example from Vegas where millions were stolen from a casino just by attacking a harmless IoT based fish tank thermometer. Nancy Shemwell, CEO of Entegra and Dipto Chakravarty of Echostar emphasized the importance of security. 

I really enjoyed @Rahul Vijay, Global Head of Telecom at Uber, talk about the various Uber Businesses and how IoT is a key driver behind all their future business strategies.

I explored the relevance of #blockchain with many of the minds out there for both identity and access management (#IAM) of IoT devices, maintain accurate records of important IoT readings as inn #coldchain #supplychain applications or even better, drive IoT behavior or workflows through #smartcontracts .

June 21, 2018
Morrisville, NC
Joined BiTA

MORRISVILLE, N.C., June 5, 2018 – Local technology services firm IT People created one of the area’s first blockchain consulting teams in 2016. Today, they launched the team as its own business, Chainyard. With over 45 employees, Chainyard is North Carolina’s largest firm specializing in helping businesses benefit from the use of blockchain technology.

IT People was early to recognize the opportunity to use blockchain technology in business scenarios far beyond its cryptocurrency roots. The team has already provided blockchain consulting and implementation services to many Fortune 100 companies. These projects have shown blockchain’s value in financial services, supply chain, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and government.

The Chainyard mission.

“By combining our extensive blockchain experience and thought leadership with our delivery excellence, we’ve created a comprehensive approach for our customers and partners to accelerate their ideas from concept to production.”

Sai Nidamarty, CEO of Chainyard

Since its founding in 1999, IT People has adapted its IT project and workforce solutions business to multiple technology shifts. Blockchain is different though. “Blockchain is transformational for business,” said Isaac Kunkel, Chainyard’s consulting services lead. “It’s poised to fundamentally change the way industries operate. After delivering over a dozen blockchain projects, we’ve learned what it takes to navigate this fast-moving area. The launch of Chainyard recognizes that businesses need a focused multi-disciplinary partner to help them succeed with blockchain.”

“Chainyard gives us a singularly focused blockchain consulting company,” said Sai Nidamarty, CEO of IT People. “By combining our extensive blockchain experience and thought leadership with our delivery excellence, we’ve created a comprehensive approach for our customers and partners to accelerate their ideas from concept to production.”


About Chainyard

Chainyard is not just a group of Blockchain enthusiasts, but also a dynamic organization with the people, process and technology that goes with developing world-class business and software solutions.

We offer education, technical workshops, architecture assessments, business systems solution design, user interface design, continuous integration and delivery pipelines, operational impact assessments, network support services, consortium building, governance models and other activities that are critical to enabling a business to participate in a decentralized ecosystem.

To learn more about Chainyard, IT People, or to book an interview, contact Isaac Kunkel at 919.806.3535 x101 or email [email protected], or visit the website at www.chainyard.com.

You can find the original press release here.

Chainyard’s Senior Vice President of Consulting, Isaac Kunkel, was invited to guest post over at IBM’s Blockchain Unleashed blog this week. In his post, Isaac looks back on the journey that Chainyard has taken within the realm of blockchain, and our experience with using Hyperledger Fabric.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

One famous proverb states that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” In this proverb we learn that something which takes time begins with an initial action. For most, the blockchain journey starts with the adrenaline fueled feelings associated with trading cryptocurrency. For IT People Corporation, it began with an opportunity to contribute to The Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric open source project starting in late 2015.

The team was assembled to help build and support the infrastructure necessary to develop the early releases of Fabric. In partnership with IBM, the framework for continuous integration and  testing, along with other development, performance test and support activities, were built.

With contributions by dozens of engineers and companies, the early releases started to come together allowing early, pre-release solutions to be initiated, first with release 0.3, then release 0.5 in March 2016 and then with the first official release of 0.6 in September 2016.

Chainyard specializes in advising and supporting small, medium and enterprise companies in Blockchain.

Enterprises are exploring new ways to work with their suppliers and competitors using Blockchain-based business networks. They need to understand the new opportunities and threats that emerge because of the new models Blockchain enables.

Chainyard specializes in advising and supporting small, medium and enterprise companies in Blockchain.

A metal chain that resembles a blockchain

Because we work closely with members of the Hyperledger foundation and are actively involved in the Blockchain community, we’re able to provide our clients with expert insight into the Blockchain landscape to determine the most valuable Blockchain solution implementation for your business.

We’ll work closely with you to help define a successful strategy focused on Blockchain adoption, development, and implementation.

You can continue reading the rest of the article over at IBM’s Blockchain Unleashed blog.

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