This issue of CBTJ continues the conversation we began in the last CBTJ and focuses on blockchain technology adoption beyond cryptocurrencies and financial services. The authors explore areas such as energy and utilities and government and present real examples of successful DLT implementations. They share their practical experiences in overcoming and addressing some of the known issues with blockchain projects.

In this Cutter Business Technology Journal, we take a broad look at the opportunities and disruptions that blockchain creates. Our authors explore reasons why blockchain application is still slow regardless of overall interest in the technology. 

In this CBTJ, we examine digital architecture — the architecture that enables a digital business to effectively extract value from an advantage in a market that exists as a result of digital technologies by directly creating the opportunity or amplifying an existing advantage.

The contributions in this issue of CBTJ will help you get up to speed with the current state of AI and think about some of the issues raised when we look beyond systems that appear to work as intended.

The “softwarization” of products, services, and exper­iences has, in many ways, only just started. What does this mean for your organization? This issue of Cutter Business Technology Journal explores that question.