Azure blockchain service

Question

Hello, I am a student studying blockchain.

While I was looking into the Starbucks supply chain,

I saw a post that Azure blockchain service was suspended.

Then are you not using Azure blockchain service in Starbucks right now?

If so, why?

I'd appreciate it if you could let me know.

Thank you.

Answer 1

은혜 정 Greetings & Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum!> While I was looking into the Starbucks supply chain,

I saw a post that Azure blockchain service was suspended. Then are you not using Azure blockchain service in Starbucks right now?

Please note that, Azure Blockchain service is retired On September 10, 2021.

All the exisiting deployments moved or migrated data from Azure Blockchain Service to an alternative offering based on the development status in production or evaluation.

For more details, please see https://github.com/Azure-Samples/blockchain/blob/master/abs/migration-guide.md

If you have already deployed and developed a blockchain solution that is in the production or pilot phase, consider the following alternatives.

Quorum Blockchain Service

Quorum Blockchain Service is a managed offering by ConsenSys on Azure that supports Quorum as ledger technology.

• Managed offering - Quorum Blockchain Service has no extra management overhead compared to Azure Blockchain Service.
• Ledger technology - Based on ConsenSys Quorum which is an enhanced version of the GoQuorum Ledger technology used in Azure Blockchain Service. No new learning is required. For more information, see the Consensys Quorum FAQ.
• Continuity - You can migrate your existing data on to Quorum Blockchain Service by ConsenSys. For more information, see Export data from Azure Blockchain Service

For more information, see Quorum Blockchain Service.

Azure VM-based deployment

There are several blockchain resource management templates you can use to deploy blockchain on IaaS VMs.

• Ledger technology - You can continue to use Quorum ledger technology including the new ConsenSys Quorum.
• Self-management - Once deployed, you manage the infrastructure and blockchain stack.

New deployment or evaluation phase

If you are starting to develop a new solution or are in an evaluation phase, consider the following alternatives based on your scenario requirements.

• Quorum template from Azure Marketplace
• Besu template from Azure Marketplace

Hope this helps.

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