In my last blog IoT 3.0, I demonstrated the difference between sending IoT data to a central database versus to a distributed ledger. To do so, I leveraged Duino IoT that is a feature of Duino-Coin, a hybrid crypto currency. In this blog, I will look under the covers how this works and deploy IoT data via Apache Kafka to my....
Before, we got under the covers of IoT3 with an IoT 3.0 Deep Dive. The outputs were from the console and included everything we needed to dive deep. In this blog, I will show how to raise a level higher again and monitor our IoT3 with Ethernal. The installation could not be easier: npm install -g ethernal....
There is a quote by Abraham Lincoln: “If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six of them sharpening my axe.” In case of Blockchain Prototypes, what is the axe and how to sharpen the axe? In this blog series, I’ll guide you through the process from “I have....
A few months ago, I wrote a Blog Post on the Blockchain Essentials. In todays blog post, I will focus on the usage of the Blockchain, more specific I’ll treat Blockchain as an existing standard. As a guideline, please assume that the two Essential Blockchain Capabilities are available as a standard in the Internet and you....
As a young student of physics, I loved to read Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Now working in the SAP Innovation Center Network on Blockchain for several years, he is the one who provides the perfect quote for this blog: “Antoine de Saint–Exupéry — ‘Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left....
In my last blog post “Demystifying NFTs” I talked about how NFTs work inside. Now I will show you how to create your own NFT contract from scratch, test it and make it compatible with the biggest marketplace called OpenSea. In this part we focus on the Remix IDE, ERC11155 Smart Contract development and Smart Contract testing.....
In first part of the NFT smart contract development series, I already showed you how to develop a ERC1155 NFT smart contract, how to customize and how to test it. But the most important thing is still missing, the image. That’s what this part 2 blogpost is about. Lets directly jump in. Currently we are hosting....
You’ve probably read about NFTs and associate them with artworks of Apes that have sold for millions of dollars. In this post, I’ll tell you what nfts actually are, whether the technology can be used for things other than art and how the technology behind nfts actual works. I promise the latter is so simple....
…going off the chain Theta is both a blockchain token and an interesting technology. In the enterprise development world, it’s the technology part is the most compelling aspect of it. However, since this whole realm of blockchain and cryptocurrencies is foreign to many enterprise developers, we need to lay a common framework so that....
…delving into the details In introductory post of this series, I lay out a explanation of and reasoning for potential enterprise use-cases for Theta blockchain technology. Please read that first as we’re going to jump right into getting set up for development. https://blogs.sap.com/2021/05/04/the-case-for-theta Dev Setup You will need a subscription to Business Application....
What is Utopia? Utopia is a peer to peer (p2p) closed decentralised ecosystem with a p2p network that is designed to help protect the privacy of personal data and freedom of communication without censorship. This species of an ecosystem is different from others—being a private one, which is free from any type of censorship. Through....
As cryptocurrency steadily gains ground around the world, there is a greater interest in the various capabilities of blockchain, the underlying technology behind cryptocurrency. One of these is non-fungible tokens, or NFTs as they are commonly called. NFTs are essentially unique digital representations of various pieces of art, content, and collectibles that can be traded....
