Review on Ardor by Fanuel PORPORTY
Ardor, the first scalable blockchain -as-a-service platform for business
Ardor is a platform that offers blockchains as a service. This is called a “Blockchain-as-a-Service” platform. Creating a “blockchain-as-a-service” model is one thing, but making it attractive to businesses is another thing.
To do this, the Ardor team has developed an interesting technical approach. First, Ardor uses a unique parent-child architecture that allows companies to build their own products and services using the concept of child chains. At the same time, these products will still benefit from the security provided by Ardor's mother chain. The use of side chains ("sidechains") has become a subject of great interest in the world of Blockchain in recent times. It is indeed very relevant. In addition, Ardor's blockchain-as-a-service aims to be as energy efficient as possible. Even if blockchain mining is not on the same level as cryptocurrency mining, there are energy needs to take into account. With Ardor, mining competition is entirely eliminated and consensus is reached thanks to a distributed system. Running a network node to secure the Ardor infrastructure requires very little electricity, and the hardware used to do it doesn't need to be too expensive either.
Also, Ardor aims to minimize the blockchain bloat. This is where the side chains come in handy. Child transactions can be removed from the blockchain once they are confirmed. This allows the Ardor blockchain to be both light and efficient. Using “sidechains” for this specific purpose makes a lot of sense, as there will be no unnecessary information about the parent chain.
Pros
- The simplicity of creating a child-chain, available turnkey in a few hours
- The sides-chain benefit from the security of the speed of the main-chain, without being encumbered by its data;
- Adaptability and advanced customization of child-chains
- Low energy consumption and low knot weight;
- Many blockchain innovations (parent-child system, Lightweight contracts, etc.)
Cons
- Competition with Ethereum will be tough, Vitalik Buterin’s project has established itself as the leader in blockchain-based application development.
- Is Ardor really that simple to implement and use? The developers make ease of selling, but there is no user feedback yet on the veracity of this argument;
