This document discusses why large software companies are investing in blockchain technology. It provides an overview of enterprise blockchain trends, examples of large tech companies working with blockchain like IBM, Oracle, and SAP, the differences between public and private blockchains, and how SAP in particular is developing blockchain services and solutions. The document uses the example of drug supply chain tracking to demonstrate a potential real-world use case for blockchain within SAP's software platform.

1. Nicolas Berney
October 31, 2018
Why are Giant software companies
investing in Blockchain?

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SAP CX PRESALES MANAGER
CRYPTO ENTHUSIAST
nicolas.berney@gmail.com
@nicolas_berney
NICOLAS BERNEY
[Mt.Gox] Your account has been verified. 8.5.2013
Started again in 9.2017…
https://gladius.io/
Enterprise Blockchain – SAP
FOMO à Speculation

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• Enterprise Blockchain Trends
• Giant Software Companies in Blockchain
• Private (Permissioned) Blockchains
• Blockchain in SAP Context
Agenda

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• Enterprise Blockchain Trends
• Giant Software Companies in Blockchain
• Private (Permissioned) Blockchains
• Blockchain in SAP Context
Agenda

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The motivation: value-add of Blockchain
2030
$176
billion
$3.1
trillion
2025
Gartner Report „Forecast: Blockchain Business Value, Worldwide, 2017 – 2030” (ID: G00325744)

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Source: https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/gartner-top-10-strategic-technology-trends-for-2019/

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Source: https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/5-trends-emerge-in-gartner-hype-cycle-for-emerging-technologies-2018/

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Gartner Survey Reveals the Scarcity of Current Blockchain Deployments
https://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3873790
• 293 CIOs Survey
• Blockchain Professional
• Focused Industries
May 3, 2018

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Blockchain enabling technologies: 2009-2020
… Experiments are built on top of existing systems …
Blockchain inspired solutions: 2016-2023
… Inter-organizational processes …
Blockchain complete solutions: 2020s
… Blockchain complete offerings … including decentralization and tokenization…
Blockchain enhanced solutions: Post 2025
.. Smart contracts will have real autonomy … Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) …
Gartner’s Blockchain Spectrum (Hype Cycle)

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• Enterprise Blockchain Trends
• Giant Software Companies in Blockchain
• Private (Permissioned) Blockchains
• Blockchain in SAP Context
Agenda

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Largest Tech & Consulting Companies Involved in Blockchain (by market cap.)
Source: Forbes Global 2000

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Walmart's food safety solution using IBM Food
Trust built on the IBM Blockchain Platform
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV0KXBxSoio
"To cut the time it took to track produce to
two seconds from six days."
https://bloom.bg/2Fb8gWt
IBM Food Trust Solution:
trust and transparency in our food

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https://youtu.be/qz7Mj_tjyXk
Oracle Releases Suite of Blockchain-Based Software
for Supply Chain Management (October 23rd)
https://bit.ly/2qg87Mu
Oracle Blockchain Applications Cloud:
• Intelligent Track and Trace
• Lot Lineage and Provenance
• Intelligent Cold Chain
• Warranty and Usage Tracking
"Blockchain gives the customer an opportunity to
actually see what ingredients went into the beer."

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Bühler has partnered with Whitworth Brothers, the
largest miller in the UK, bringing industry blockchain
for complete traceability.
Source: https://bit.ly/2zfQbFX

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• Enterprise Blockchain Trends
• Giant Software Companies in Blockchain
• Private (Permissioned) Blockchains
• Blockchain in SAP Context
Agenda

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Do you need an Enterprise Blockchain?
Source:
ZDNet & TechRepublic
How Blockchain will Disrupt Business?
https://tek.io/2CPgead
Image: Redrawn by Zdnet From an
Original by Tom Davies (CISCO)
Blockchain?
• Multiple Participants (Network)?
• Multiple Data Writers?
• Immutability?
• Shared Control (no 3rd party)?
Public or Private?
• Data Shared?
• Control Functionality?
• Trust Participants?

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Public vs Private Blockchain
Public (Permissionless) Private (Permissioned)
Access Anyone Multiple Selected Organizations
Participants Anonymous Known Identities
Security PoW & PoS Voting, Multi-Party Consensus
Transaction Speed Slower Faster
Transaction Cost Higher Lower
Trust Trust-Free Environment Trusted Environment
Token Use Yes No

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• Enterprise Blockchain Trends
• Giant Software Companies in Blockchain
• Private (Permissioned) Blockchains
• Blockchain in SAP Context
Agenda

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Embedded intelligence
SAP Leonardo and business applications
Business applications
Runs the companies’
core processes
SAP Leonardo
Powers the intelligent
enterprise
Extending SAP business
applications with intelligent
technologies such as machine
learning, Blockchain, IoT, and
Big Data
Business
applications
SAP
Leonardo

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Internet of Things
Big Data
Data Intelligence
Blockchain
Analytics
Machine Learning Machine Learning
SAP HANA Data
Management Suite
Multi-Cloud
Infrastructure
SAP Cloud Platform Microservices | Open APIs | Flexible Runtimes | Integration
SAP HANA | SAP Data Hub | SAP EA Designer Services | SWIFT
AWS S3
Hadoop
…
SAP
Open innovation
SAP Leonardo
Rapid
prototyping
Design-led
innovation
Solution ideation
and vision
Integration
blueprint
Business case
development

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SAP Cloud Platform Blockchain Service
• Hyperledger Fabric on SAP Cloud Platform
• MultiChain on SAP Cloud Platform
• Quorum on SAP Cloud Platform
More information on https://cloudplatform.sap.com/
à SAP HANA Blockchain service

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SAP Cloud Platform – Blockchain Console

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GTIN (Global Trade Item Number,
Product Iden4fier)
Expira-on Date (YYMMDD)
Batch or Lot Number
Serial Number
SERIALIZATION: Beginning November 27, 2017, “… a manufacturer
shall affix or imprint a product identifier to each package…”
SALEABLE RETURNED PRODUCT: Beginning November 27, 2019,
“…the manufacturer shall verify […] the product identifier”
VERIFICATION OR VERIFY: “corresponds to the standardized
numerical identifier or lot number and expiration date assigned to
the product by the manufacturer”
Real-Life Blockchain Use-Cases: Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)

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SAP ATTP - Sending identification data to the Blockchain (Multichain)

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Blockchain-as-a-Service
Blockchain Node(s)
Sellable Returns Verification for Pharmaceutical Products
SAP Advanced Track &
Track for Pharmaceuticals
Enabling
Layer
Process
Layer Scanner App
Blockchain-as-a-Service
Blockchain Node(s)
Cloud Platform
Manufacturer Wholesaler
Abstraction /
API
Immutable Data Exchange
Cloud Platform

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Sellable Returns Verification for Pharmaceutical Products

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Source: https://bit.ly/2qbbtQW