"When you are in the business of provenance, secured records, access and transparency are everything. There is no compromise when it comes to security and one cannot underestimate the expertise required to enable this," said Leanne Kemp, CEO and Founder of Everledger. "Having the opportunity to build, test, scale and refine Everledger on IBM Blockchain, underpinned by a security-rich infrastructure, is a game changer. It has accelerated our ability to move fast and deliver the most innovative solutions to our partners internationally and confidentially."
As blockchain grows in influence and organizations begin to evaluate cloud-based production environments for their first blockchain projects, they are exploring ways to maximize the security and compliance of the technology for business-critical applications. The average total cost of a data breach for enterprises reached $4 million last year, and with security incidents up by 64 percent in 2015, the risks are higher than ever.2 Security is critical – not just within the blockchain itself but with all the technology touching the ledger.
The business network on the IBM Blockchain cloud environment helps secure entry points and fight against insider threats. With advanced features that help protect data and ensure the integrity of the overall network, LinuxONE is designed to meet the stringent security requirements of the financial, health care and government sectors, helping to foster compliance.
“Blockchain will change the way we transfer high value goods, digital assets and financial instruments. To accelerate blockchain adoption, clients must trust the infrastructure and the system that blockchain is running on,” said Donna Dillenberger, IBM Fellow, Enterprise Solutions. “With IBM Blockchain, we are expanding access to the emerging technology — not only by making it easy to get up and running on the IBM Cloud, but also by using the most secure infrastructure.”
Currently in limited beta, these new secure cloud services to run blockchain in a production environment allow clients to quickly and easily access a secure, partitioned blockchain network to deploy, test and run projects. Clients can sign up here. The latest version of IBM Blockchain is available today through Bluemix.
To learn more about IBM Blockchain visit www.ibm.com/blockchain.
To learn more about IBM Cloud visit: http://www.ibm.com/cloud-computing/.
To learn more about the IBM LinuxONE portfolio, visit http://www.ibm.com/systems/linuxone/ or the IBM Systems blog.
1 Based on Common Criteria EAL5+ security rating for z Systems mainframe; May the Cyber Security Force be with You, a Solitaire Interglobal Ltd study; and 2015 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Reliability Survey, a joint survey by ITIC and Strategy Analytics.
2 Based on “2016 Ponemon Cost of Data Breach Study”
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ImagesEverledger is building a business network using IBM Blockchain to power its global certification system that tracks valuable items such as diamonds, fine art and luxury goods through the supply chain. Using blockchain, Everledger can help protect suppliers, buyers and shippers against theft, counterfeiting and other forms of corruption. (Credit: Everledger)
LinuxONE Emperor, the world’s most advanced Linux system
Based on the IBM z13 introduced earlier this year, the LinuxONE Emperor can scale up to 8,000 virtual machines or thousands of containers – the most of any single Linux system. Offering the fastest processor in the industry, the Emperor system is optimized for the new application economy and hybrid cloud era. (Photo credit: IBM, 2015)
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