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Blockchain – Part 2 – The 51% hack and the AWS Solution

Blockchain – Part 1 – a Foundation of Distrust Proof of Work In Part 1, I discussed the proof of work algorithm which involves creating a cryptographic hash that would require approximately 10 minutes of compute time for every block that is added to the blockchain. The problem with this mechanism is that for every

Blockchain – Part 1 – a Foundation of Distrust

Mutual Suspicion In his 1982 PhD thesis entitled “Computer Systems Established, Maintained, and Trusted by Mutually Suspicious Groups” and subsequent essays including “Achieving Electronic Privacy” some ten years later, David Schaum discusses the need for information sharing, but also the need for privacy. Banks need to be able to verify banking transactions such as purchases;

Robotic Process Automation is already here and it’s awesome

Oops! There’s a joke that goes: “I got drunk last night and sent a nude photo to everybody in my address book. It cost me a fortune in postage.” The joke here is not that the author sent a nude photo to everybody in his address book; because I’m certain we’ve all sent emails in

Building the Mars Rover with your Kids

Wouldn’t Know Where to Start? Every year we hear about somebody else’s children doing incredibly exciting things with technology. It always seems to be something well beyond the capability and budget of the average parent and so we dismiss it as – “they’re lucky to have a parent who can do that.” But Cloud Technology

Let the Cloud be your Facilitator, not your Downfall

What does your Business Do? If you were to go to the CEO of the Aerospace company I worked for in my first job fresh out of University and asked him what his business did, he would probably say “We make buttons, switches and panels for aircraft.” If you were to ask one of the

The dawn of the Quantum Age

Quantum Code from Home Last weekend, I wrote my first ever piece of quantum code and ran it on IBM Watson – one of the most powerful computers in the World. Why is this such a big deal? Two main reasons – first of all I never thought this would be possible in my lifetime

Difficult is Done at Once, the Impossible takes a Little Longer

Do you ever look at your company’s IT and think that what you want to do is just not possible; too expensive, or something that only your competitors could realistically achieve? One Man’s Impossible is another Man’s Opportunity Sometimes service providers and IT enablers find it is so easy to get carried away with

Amazon Cost Savings for Startups, Accelerators, Incubators and VCOs

Whether you are a self-funded startup with no financial support, no venture-capital affiliation and no incubator affiliation; whether you are a funded startup; or whether you are a venture capital organisation, accelerator, or incubator; Amazon have a support package for you – and the deals can save you and your clients a lot of money.

Author: John Dunning