Next Generation Industry 4.0 Technologies
Blockchain
Blockchain has matured in the last few years, but Gartner’s 2018 curve analysis still places the technology at “peak hype”. IBM has been investing heavily in the technology for the last three years; it donated code to Linux Foundation Hyperledger Fabric project back in December 2015. Industry 4.0 magazine tracked down the Blockchain CTO for IBM’s Blockchain Solutions business to find out whether Blockchain is on a fast-track journey to the trough of disillusionment or whether there’s a more positive story to be told.
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Krishna Ratakonda, IBM Fellow & CTO, Blockchain Solutions