Increasing use of blockchain for multi-party transaction processing by enterprises.
The Type of Consensus Mechanism Affects Blockchain Platform Scalability
VMware Platform Separates "Ledger" from Smart Contract Language


Internal corporate data is often siloed, creating inefficiencies and incurring additional costs when sharing and coordinating data across companies. Enterprises are seeking a trusted, multi-party network that can preserve data integrity, maintain security, and provide enterprise-grade resilience to the global ecosystem.

VMware announced on the 23rd that it is commercializing 'VMware Blockchain', which supports the construction of corporate business networks and distributed applications. VMware Blockchain is an enterprise-grade blockchain platform that easily scales and expands, opening up data silos and enabling secure and instantaneous movement of enterprise data.

As the use of blockchain for multi-party transaction processing increases, the consensus mechanism used is becoming a key factor in determining the performance and scalability of blockchain platforms.

VMware Research's proprietary enterprise-grade consensus mechanism, Scalable Byzantine Fault Tolerance (SBFT), addresses the scale and performance challenges inherent in blockchain solutions while maintaining fault tolerance and protecting against malicious attacks. It also maintains distributed trust and supports continuous governance in multiparty networks.

VMware Blockchain leverages the benefits of a layered architecture to separate the ledger from the smart contract language. Furthermore, it supports DAML, an open-source smart contract language developed by VMware's blockchain technology partner, Digital Asset, and features a virtual smart contract execution engine for extending the platform to other languages.