Blockchain Training in Chicago

This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate to advanced level participants who wish to deepen their knowledge of Bitcoin mining and its related technologies. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Implement advanced mining strategies for greater efficiency and profitability.
• Develop and deploy custom mining software.
• Design and manage secure mining operations.
• Troubleshoot common mining issues and mitigate risks.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest trends and innovations in the mining industry.

This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level participants who wish to gain a solid understanding of Bitcoin mining and its related technologies. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of Bitcoin mining and its role in the Bitcoin network.
• Set up and configure mining hardware and software.
• Use mining software to participate in mining pools and earn rewards.
• Understand the potential challenges of Bitcoin mining and how to mitigate them.

This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to use Bitcoin to design and build custom applications integrated with bitcoin-based blockchain and cryptocurrency. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start developing Bitcoin-based applications.
• Understand the key concepts of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in depth.
• Understand the fundamentals of blockchain technology, use cases, and benefits.
• Learn how to design a bitcoin-based blockchain.
• Apply practical examples of Bitcoin scripting and stack-based programming.
• Learn about the different transactions, security measures, and tools to interact with Bitcoin.

The aim of the training is to introduce into the world of the Internet of Things (smart solutions) and blockchain as well as to show the advantages and disadvantages of these technological worlds.

This course explains what a blockchain is, where it is currently in use and where it can be potentially used.

Blockchain is a decentralized database system which stores data in ledgers distributed across many nodes. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the fundamentals of blockchain and its applications in the banking industry. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand blockchain, its foundations, and how it works
• Learn how blockchain can be applied to issues in the banking industry
• Explore the different blockchain platforms available for banking

Audience

• Managers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

This course has been designed for developers and project managers who would like to experiment with Blockchain in their products and projects. The course gives a basic know how on how to set up your private blockchain environment and throws light on some of the existing frameworks.

Blockchain is a decentralized database system which stores data in ledgers distributed across many nodes. Coinbase is a blockchain platform used to transact with digital currencies such as bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to develop blockchain applications with Coinbase. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand blockchain, its foundations, and how it works
• Explore the products and features of Coinbase for developers
• Start building their own Blockchain apps with the Coinbase API

Audience

• Developers
• IT Professionals

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Target Audience

1. Investors and entrepreneurs
2. Managers and Engineers whose company is venturing into finance/commerce space
3. Business Analysts & Investors
4. Individuals interested in the in-depth concepts of Bitcoin

Target Audience

1. Managers and Engineers whose company is venturing into finance/commerce space
2. Business Analysts & Investors

Blockchain is a decentralized database system which stores data in ledgers distributed across many nodes. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the fundamentals of blockchain and its applications in the healthcare industry. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand blockchain, its foundations, and how it works
• Learn how blockchain can be applied to issues in the healthcare industry
• Explore the different blockchain platforms available for healthcare

Audience

• Managers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at executives, directors, and managers who wish to use blockchain technology to manage their supply chain operations and needs. By the end of this training, participants will be able to implement blockchain solutions to track, operate, and streamline their supply chain processes.

In this instructor-led, live training in Chicago, we examine the core principles behind Blockchain technology and gain an understanding of its overall architecture and functionality. Throughout the course, we examine Blockchain technology's specific applications within the Telecom industry. Scenarios include security, payment systems, and user verification.

Blockchain is a technology for building decentralized systems. Blockchain network is a decentralized and distributed digital ledger that records transactions across many computers in such a way that the registered transactions cannot be altered retroactively. This This course introduces Blockchain and its use-cases to the delegates so that they can understand the various applications and choose the respective domain wisely for their future products and verticals. Target Audience

1. Investors and entrepreneurs
2. Managers and Engineers whose company is venturing into finance/commerce space
3. Business Analysts & Product Owners
4. Individuals interested in the in-depth concepts of Bitcoin

The course does not dive into depths of technicalities and hands on.

This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level developers who wish to use Python to build blockchain and cryptocurrency applications. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use Python to create and manipulate blockchain and cryptocurrency systems and data.
• Use Python libraries and frameworks such as Flask, PyCrypto, and web3.py to interact with blockchain and cryptocurrency networks and services.
• Use Python to implement smart contracts, consensus algorithms, and cryptographic protocols for blockchain and cryptocurrency applications.
• Use Python to develop and deploy decentralized applications (DApps) that run on blockchain and cryptocurrency platforms.
• Use Python to perform data analysis and visualization on blockchain and cryptocurrency data.

This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at investigators and cyber security specialists who wish to understand cryptocurrency technology, identify criminal activities linked to it, and implement proper legal actions in their digital investigation. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the logic behind Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.
• Identify and prosecute illicit activities associated with Cryptocurrency transactions.
• Implement methods and tools useful to Cryptocurrency investigation.
• Integrate traditional and digital forensics for the protection of Cryptocurrency holders.

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are organizations that run autonomously and make decentralized growth decisions through the use of blockchain technology. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how DAOs work and decide whether using a DAO will benefit their organization. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basics of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
• Know how DAOs work and operate
• Explore current and potential use cases of DAOs
• Understand the advantages and disadvantages (risk) of using a DAO

Audience

• Investors
• Entrepreneurs

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Note

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This course has been designed for developers and project managers who would like to experiment with Blockchain in their products and projects. The course gives a basic know how on how to set up your own blockchain application using Hyperledger Fabric.

Internet of Things (IoT) is a network infrastructure that connects physical objects and software applications wirelessly, allowing them to communicate with each other and exchange data via network communications, cloud computing, and data capture. Blockchain is a decentralized database system which stores data in ledgers distributed across many nodes. Using blockchain technology with IoT allows accessibility and supply of IoT data without the need for central control. This integration opens up a suite of new possibilities and multiple benefits for business organizations. In this instructor-led, live training (remote), participants will learn how blockchain and IoT can work together as they step through a series of hands-on live-lab exercises. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how blockchain and IoT can work together to provide solutions for their organization
• Explore various tools and resources to implement a blockchain-based IoT solution for their organization

Audience

• Developers
• Managers

Format of the Course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice.

Note

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This course has been designed for developers and project managers who would like to experiment with Blockchain in their products and projects. The course gives a basic know how on how to set up your private blockchain environment and throws light on some of the existing frameworks. By the end, this course gives a basic know how on how to setup your own blockchain application using Hyperledger Fabric.

In this instructor-led, live training in Chicago, participants will learn how to assess, plan and release their own Dapp into the market. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the characteristics of a Dapp (open source, decentralized, incentivized.)
• Understand the characteristics of successful Dapp launches.
• Kickstart, launch and manage a Dapp project.

Ethereum is an open-source, public, blockchain-based platform that enables developers to build and deploy decentralized applications. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the fundamentals of the Ethereum platform and blockchain programming, as well as strategies for writing, deploying and managing their own distributed applications. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create a Smart Contract based on Ethereum
• Create an Ethereum currency
• Optimize development with Truffle Framework
• Release their first Dapp based into the "token-economy"
• Launch and crowdfund a blockchain project

Audience

• Developers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

In this instructor-led, live training in Chicago, participants will learn how to write a smart contract using Solidity. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create applications that implement self-enforcing business logic (applicable to smart contracts).
• Implement code that leaves a non-repudiable and authoritative record of all transactions.
• Develop Ethereum based executable distributed code contracts (EDCC).
• Understand the basic and advanced features of Solidity and Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

In this instructor-led, live training in Chicago, participants will learn how to build Blockchain business network and demo application using Composer. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Simplify the creation of smart contracts and blockchain applications.
• Test devops processes by developing in a protected, risk-free environment before deploying.
• Use Composer's purpose-built modeling language together with JavaScript to script transactions.
• Implement a development process that aligns business requirements with development.
• Develop production-ready browser-based blockchain applications in hours instead of weeks.
• Integrate a blockchain network with existing systems.

This course has been designed for developers and project managers who would like to experiment with Blockchain in their products and projects. The course gives a basic know how on how to set up your own blockchain network using IBM Bluemix. Please note: Owing to limited learning options and everything already being pre-setup on Bluemix, it is used only for college students and in corporate cases we will be using AWS instance or virtual machines to setup the complete hyperledger fabric setup from scratch so as to accelerate the practical and handson knowledge absorption of the particpants.

In this instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite), participants will learn how to create an Indy-based decentralized identity system. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create and manage decentralized, self-sovereign identities using distributed ledgers.
• Enable interoperability of digital identities across domains, applications, and silos.
• Understand key concepts such as user-controlled exchange, revocation, Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs), off-ledger agents, data minimization, etc.
• Use Indy to enable identity owners to independently control their personal data and relationships.

In this instructor-led, live training in Chicago, participants will learn how to create blockchain application using Sawtooth. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use Sawtooth to build, deploy, and run enterprise distributed ledgers.
• Understand key concepts such as transaction-based updates, shared state, and consensus algorithms.
• Use the Sawtooth blockchain network for applications ranging from international remittance, insurance claim processing, supply chain management and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Smart Contracts are used to encode and encapsulate the rules for automatically initiating and processing transactions on the Blockchain. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to use IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM) with Hyperledger Composer to implement the business logic of a Smart Contract using business rules. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use ODM's rule engine together with Blockchain to "unbury" rules from the codebase of a Blockchain application
• Set up a system to allow specialist such as accountants, auditors, lawyers, and analysts to define the rules of exchange for themselves
• Use Decision Center as a platform to collaboratively govern rules
• Use ODM's rule engine to update, test and deploy rules without touching the code of the Smart Contract
• Deploy the IBM ODM Rule Execution Server
• Integrate IBM ODM with Hyperledger Composer running on Hyperledger Fabric

Audience

• Developers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Ripple (formerly known as OpenCoin) is an open-source, real-time gross settlement system (RTGS), currency exchange and remittance network. It is based on a shared, public database (ledger) that allows for distributed payments, exchanges and remittances. Ripple is used by companies such as UniCredit, UBS and Santander. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to use Ripple to securely conduct global financial transactions that are instant and free of chargebacks. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the concepts behind cryptographically signed transactions, fiat currencies, and Ripple's internal currency (XRP).
• Integrate the Ripple protocol into existing systems and allow customers to access the service.
• Conduct cross-border payments with customers, corporations, and other banks.
• Use tokens to represent fiat currency, cryptocurrency, commodity, frequent flier miles, mobile minutes and more.

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Ripple (formerly known as OpenCoin) is an open-source, real-time gross settlement system (RTGS), currency exchange and remittance network. It is based on a shared, public database (ledger) that allows for distributed payments, exchanges and remittances. Ripple is used by companies such as UniCredit, UBS and Santander. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to develop a service for conducting transactions on top of the Ripple payment system. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the concepts behind cryptographically signed transactions, fiat currencies, and Ripple's internal currency (XRP).
• Integrate the Ripple protocol into existing systems and access it with third party services
• Use tokens to represent fiat currency, cryptocurrency, commodity, frequent flier miles, mobile minutes and more.

Audience

• Developers
• Technical persons in the financial industry

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice