Microsoft has announced that consortium Bletchley is now available , making the Ethereum - based consortium network technology open for use by developers . Consortium networks are designed to be public , restricted or partially funded and use a consensus process managed by a pre - selected set of nodes . consortium 1.0 allows developers to become familiar with the consortium blockchain process and greatly reduces the costs needed to set up a network . The technology will be integrated with Microsoft ’s Azure - based Blockchain as a Service ( gateway ) .
Microsoft has announced that Project Bletchley is now available, making the Ethereum-based consortium blockchain technology open for use by developers. Consortium blockchains are designed to be public, restricted or partially decentralised and use a consensus process managed by a pre-selected set of nodes. Bletchley 1.0 allows developers to become familiar with the consortium blockchain process and greatly reduces the time needed to set up a network. The technology will be integrated with Microsoft’s Azure-based Blockchain as a Service (BaaS).