Microsoft has introduced its new blockchain-powered Azure development tools. The initial release “extends the [current] capabilities” of the Azure Blockchain Workbench - which “incorporates Azure services” for messaging APIs, “off-chain identity and data”, and key management into a “referenced architecture.”The referenced architecture can then be used to “rapidly build blockchain-based applications.” The latest software development kit (SDK) is aimed at helping to connect different interfaces, deploy smart contracts and blockchain networks, and “integrating data and systems.”
