IOTA

[hashtag101]

so what does "iota is welcomed to the ecosystem" mean exactly?

Microsoft has started hosting a new set of services on Azure known as BaaS (blockchain as a service). Several cryptos have been added to this "ecosystem", including Factom and Ethereum. It allows companies and individuals to run their own instances of these cryptos on private chains for internal company testing/usage. Set-up is a simple as renting a VPS.

IOTA is the latest addition.

There is growing interest in BaaS and many tech pundits are genuinely excited by Microsoft's  play. I occasionally listen to a podcast called Windows Weekly and I tweeted Mary Jo Foley (a host) about the MS BaaS initiative. Perhaps coincidentally she mentioned it on a recent podcast and Leo Laporte woke up from his haze after BaaS was mentioned. Listen here https://youtu.be/fP3tb_xMIHU?t=1h46m5s

Microsoft is an early-mover (for a Fortune 100 company). I do no think it will be long before AMAZON and GOOGLE make a move in the blockchain space. Ive heard there are many ETH nodes running in Mountainview, CA (home of Google). Since both Google and Amazon are looking into drones and IoT in general I believe IOTA would be of interest to both parties.

Ayybody have any connections to Amazon or Google?
We need to know who the equivalent of MS's Marley Gray is in those companies, and target them.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marleygray

This is a VERY good post.

How do we find out this info?

Maybe they haven't started an official division, but who would we contact in these companies?

[child_harold]

Maybe they haven't started an official division, but who would we contact in these companies?

I found a few (see above) by checking linkedin. as I anticipated David had been in touch with (at least some of) them already.

We should confer on the best strategy to approach these big-league guys and create the best first impression we can. This should probably happen on Ryver or on the new forum.iotatoken.com forums (awesome btw) under supervision of David.

On a side-note: I am constantly surprised by how the mainstream tech punditry (bloggers etc) view Bitcoin almost as a scam but the Blockchain as invaluable genius*. It is partly for this reason that EThereum is going crazy balls-out parabolic, and will probably continue to do so.

As a result it may be advantageous for IOTA marketing purposes to promote the "oracle to Ethereum" angle made possible by IOTA's lightweight, no TX fee, DAG/Tangle design. If SC's are brought into IOTA at a later stage I hope they will be inter-operable with ETH SC's (smart contracts)

e.g. https://youtu.be/fP3tb_xMIHU?t=1h46m5s
 

[wizzardTim]

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As a result it may be advantageous for IOTA marketing purposes to promote the "oracle to Ethereum" angle made possible by IOTA's lightweight, no TX fee, DAG/Tangle design. 

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Don't forget quantum resistant - making it futureproof.

[Tobo]

Jinesh Varia, Technology Evangelist for Amazon Web Services
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinman
https://twitter.com/jinman

Jinman? What a coincidence! It is a good start point already.

Edit - for people who don't know, IOTA has been developed by Jinn Labs. So basically, iotatoken and CFB are both Jinnmans.

[Videodrome]

Damn, we can use IoT-tech to track packages ordered on Amazon! That's cool!

nice avatar! 

[LemonAndFriesOne]

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As a result it may be advantageous for IOTA marketing purposes to promote the "oracle to Ethereum" angle made possible by IOTA's lightweight, no TX fee, DAG/Tangle design. 

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Don't forget quantum resistant - making it futureproof.

Question:  Have you guys perfected quantum computing to make such claims?

[achimsmile]

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As a result it may be advantageous for IOTA marketing purposes to promote the "oracle to Ethereum" angle made possible by IOTA's lightweight, no TX fee, DAG/Tangle design. 

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Don't forget quantum resistant - making it futureproof.

Question:  Have you guys perfected quantum computing to make such claims?

usually math is enough, in this case Winternitz signature

[Come-from-Beyond]

Question:  Have you guys perfected quantum computing to make such claims?

Your question makes me suspect you don't understand what Post-quantum cryptography is. Check this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-quantum_cryptography.

[LemonAndFriesOne]

Question:  Have you guys perfected quantum computing to make such claims?

Your question makes me suspect you don't understand what Post-quantum cryptography is. Check this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-quantum_cryptography.

What are your credentials on the subject?

[Come-from-Beyond]

What are your credentials on the subject?

I can read english text and know formal logic. If hash-based signing is quantum-proof and Winternitz signing is hash-based then Winternitz signing being quantum-proof becomes obvious.

[msin]

http://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-ethereum-startup-blockchain/

Iota mentioned in article. 

[tyz]

It will stay open source for sure.They would lose all trust and support of many projects.
In modern times only open source is the key.

@iotatoken: iota will remain open source, no matter what partnership you have? What are the terms of this partnership, what influence Microsoft has on the devlopment of Iota? Do this partnership has an impact on Jinn?

[zen2]

http://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-ethereum-startup-blockchain/

Iota mentioned in article. 

interesting article. i wonder why is this information not shared by the iota developers. so are they integrating it in the azure infrastructure? is this right?

[iotatoken]

http://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-ethereum-startup-blockchain/

Iota mentioned in article. 

interesting article. i wonder why is this information not shared by the iota developers. so are they integrating it in the azure infrastructure? is this right?

What info not shared?

[hashtag101]

Question:  Have you guys perfected quantum computing to make such claims?

Your question makes me suspect you don't understand what Post-quantum cryptography is. Check this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-quantum_cryptography.

What are your credentials on the subject?

He's CFB

Come-from-Beyond

If he was taught by CFB, that would be his credentials. But he IS CFB. So there you go, make sense?

 

[msin]

http://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-ethereum-startup-blockchain/

Iota mentioned in article. 

interesting article. i wonder why is this information not shared by the iota developers. so are they integrating it in the azure infrastructure? is this right?

Yes, that is right.  The info was shared by David and the team, it's a couple pages back.

[child_harold]

All IoT devices need a means of updating themselves.

Can/Could IOTA-connected devices self-update?

[Come-from-Beyond]

All IoT devices need a means of updating themselves.

Can/Could IOTA-connected devices self-update?

Yes.

[child_harold]

All IoT devices need a means of updating themselves.

Can/Could IOTA-connected devices self-update?

Yes.

Can or could?

ps perhaps a little how?. I dunno any self-updating cryptos iirc

[Come-from-Beyond]

Can or could?

Could, because there are no such devices yet.