Blockchain as a service (BaaS) is an enterprise-level software service that allows businesses to use cloud-based solutions to build, host and use their own blockchain apps, smart contracts and functions on the blockchain infrastructure developed by a vendor. Just like the growing trend of using software-as-a-service (SaaS) where access to the software is provided on a subscription basis, BaaS provides a business with access to a blockchain network of its desired configuration without the business having to develop their own blockchain and build in-house expertise on the subject.
Currently major blockchain-as-a-service providers are major cloud services providers and consulting firms, including:
- cloud services providers: IBM, SalesForce, Microsoft, Amazon, Alibaba, Oracle and Baidu to name a few, as well we major consulting firms；
- consulting service providers: Deloitte, McKinsey, EY.
References
- Baalamurugan, K. M.; Kumar, S. Rakesh; Kumar, Abhishek; Kumar, Vishal; Padmanaban, Sanjeevikumar (2021-08-12). Blockchain Security in Cloud Computing. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-70501-5.
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