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'Paris s'éveille'! Introducing the AWS EU (Paris) Region

All Things Distributed

With this launch, AWS now provides 49 Availability Zones, with another 12 Availability Zones and four Regions in Bahrain, Hong Kong, Sweden, and a second AWS GovCloud (US) Region expected to come online by early 2019. We look forward to continuing to broaden this portfolio to include more services into the future.

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Fit and value: The business case for blockchain

O'Reilly

Sitting in the second half of 2019, we see a new chapter unfolding of the blockchain story as early enterprise adopters transition pilots into production. Food Trust is a blockchain ecosystem that covers more than 100 organizations, including Carrefour and the top four grocery retailers in the U.S.

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5 industries that demonstrate how blockchains go beyond finance

O'Reilly

More than 100 companies are involved with IBM’s Food Trust network, including many consumer packaged goods companies and grocery retailers. Consumers, retailers, and food safety organizations are demanding more transparency, and blockchain is looking to be a promising solution for this complex ecosystem.