In this course, you will learn how to design blockchain solutions using Amazon Managed Blockchain. You will learn about the blockchain frameworks supported on Managed Blockchain (Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum) and how to choose the right framework option to support a given use case. You will also gain an understanding of AWS blockchain solution design principles and best practices by examining reference architectures and real-world customer examples.

• Course level: Intermediate
• Duration: 45 minutes

Activities

This course includes a video, graphics, contextual explanations, and reference architectures.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

• Describe the fundamental concepts and possible applications of blockchain technology.
• Understand the advantages of using Managed Blockchain to solve modern IT problems.
• Identify when to build solutions using the Hyperledger Fabric framework with Managed Blockchain.
• Identify when to build solutions using the Ethereum framework with Managed Blockchain.

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

• Application developers responsible for implementing blockchain applications that meet the required business and technical specifications
• Solutions architects responsible for designing blockchain applications that follow open standards and best practices for architecture design, performance, reliability, and security
• Business leaders responsible for evaluating and approving blockchain initiatives at their organizations
• DevOps engineers responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining the cloud infrastructure that powers the blockchain applications

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

• General familiarity with blockchain technology
• Completed the Introduction to Blockchain course

Course outline

• Introduction
• Building with Hyperledger Fabric
• Building with Ethereum
• Choosing the Right Framework (Quiz)
• Next Steps