For practical reasons, the acronym Distributed Immutable Data Object (DIDO) represents a set of distributed computing technologies that focus on distributed data (i.e., blockchains, distributed ledgers, distributed file systems or distributed data). A major problem confronting the adoption of DIDO technologies is that it requires shifting away from corporate models of governance to an open […]
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A taxonomy is a way of organizing things into useful and convenient classes. Each class can then be treated as an abstraction of the individual elements. For example, Dog is a class of Animal. Once an individual entity is classified as a Dog, generalizations can be made about what to expect from the individual entity.
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Technical Views are intended to define at a high level the various components of larger DIDO systems. They outline generic parts, subparts, and interconnections of those parts and subparts for a DIDO system. For each part or subpart, a list of potential standards, best practices, and tools is provided. There are multiple views, subdivided into
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Within this context, the following definition of Stakeholder is used: A stakeholder is a person, group or organization that has interest or concern in a [target] organization. Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the [target] organization’s actions, objectives and policies. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/stakeholder.html Note: [target] added for clarification purposes In a centralized or decentralized topography, this
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The goals of a Reference Architecture (RA) as expressed in this paper are derived from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration (OASD/NII)1) , which are: Provide a common language for the various stakeholders Provide consistent implementation of technology to solve problems Support validation and comparison of implementations Encourage
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As of June 12, 2018, there were 1,628 Cryptocurrencies available, with a total market cap around $300 Billion1),2). DIDO implementations and interest in them are currently in the Positive Hype part of the technology Hype Cycle as defined by Gartner.3) Figure 1: Gartner Group Hype Cycle A major concern and part of the motivation behind
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The term Distributed Immutable Data Objects (DIDO) refers to the underlying technologies supporting distributed data and computation across a distributed network of peers using consensus algorithms to maintain integrity and consistency across the network. After the publication of Satoshi Nakamoto’s paper Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System1) and the exponential growth of other cryptocurrencies, there
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