A Comparative Testing on Performance of Blockchain and Relational Database: Foundation for Applying Smart Technology into Current Business Systems

• Published in: Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions: Understanding Humans Vol. 10921; pp. 21 - 34
• Main Authors: Chen, Si, Zhang, Jinyu, Shi, Rui, Yan, Jiaqi, Ke, Qing
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2018; Springer International Publishing
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Blockchain; Ethereum; MySQL; Performance testing; Relational database

Blockchain technologies have been developing very fast recently. Ethereum, as the second generation of blockchain, can support smart contracts with various functions. Blockchain, combined with IoT technologies like RFID, can bring more security into IoT systems. It has been noted that just storing h...