Self-enforcing* rules - The mysterious 'blockchain'
•1 min read•Event: November 3, 2020
About the Speaker
DevOps Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Aaron Haun is a self-described systems generalist, who enjoys picking apart complex systems, and (usually) putting them back together. He currently works as a "DevOps" Engineer at a local DOE contractor, and has previously worked in the Payment Processing and Loss Prevention industries.
Presentation Resources
A brief high-level tour of blockchains in general, told from a system administrators perspective, focusing on the tradeoffs and goals of these systems, as well as comparing and contrasting various implementations with more traditional storage and execution systems.