IDG Contributor Network: Blockchain technology: hype or reality?

There's been a lot of coverage in the technology press recently about an emerging technology garnering a lot of interest in multiple industries: blockchain, and it's ecosystem. There are still some limitations with the technology before it is widely accepted and deployed, but in some industries (for example, banking), initial testing has proven to be successful. Today's CIO should take a closer look at this technology, as there are some real benefits that are starting to come to light through th