This is your definitive guide to deploying a blockchain solution in your enterprise. This book takes the reader on a journey including the following topics: -A technical understanding of blockchain for business - What does it really mean for a distributed ledger, smart contracts vs smart contract code, etc. -Understand what a typical blockchain application looks like, how it integrates with existing systems. -Example blockchain applications and how they are being used in the marketplace today, along with architectural overview, description of the various actors in the business network, etc. -Enterprise considerations for using blockchain - how to integrate blockchain with existing enterprise systems, considerations for calling smart contracts -Disruptive capabilities of blockchain such as Identity Management, Distributed Applications and how enterprises can leverage them -Technical understanding of smart contracts, how to write them, design considerations. -The various consensus mechanisms that are available, criteria for selection of consensus mechanisms.