Microsoft Will Offer Ethereum-Blockchain Tools to Azure Users
From firmly stamping its presence as one of the first big corporations to pay attention to the bitcoin and block chain arena, Microsoft has now struck a partnership with an Ethereum-based startup to deliver blockchain as an enterprise solution for clients of the software giant's cloud-based Azure service. Microsoft has announced a partnership with ConsenSys, an Ethereum-coder collective from Brooklyn that will allow enterprise users on Azure to gain access to Ethereum Blockchain-as-a-Service (E BaaS). BlockApps Strato, a toolkit used for developing Ethereum-based applications will be among....
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Microsoft has announced a strategic partnership with Brooklyn-based startup ConsenSys amid its launch of a cloud-based blockchain platform on Tuesday, to assist financial institutions and banks to experiment with bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain. The Seattle-based company will offer Ethereum Blockchain as a Service (EBaaS) on Microsoft Azure to enable Enterprise and institutional clients to build Ethereum blockchain and Smart Contract-based applications with pre-built tools and templates. The platform will be available to banks and insurance companies already registered to....
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With its partnership with software production studio ConsenSys, Microsoft has launched an enterprise solution in the form an ethereum-powered blockchain. The platform will be available to customers of Microsoft's cloud-based platform - Azure. Computing behemoth Microsoft has confirmed the launch of its previously announced cloud-based blockchain platform. With the reveal, Microsoft now notes the new technology will specifically help financial institutions with tools to experiment with blockchain technology on its Azure platform. The news was revealed during the currently ongoing DevCon....