Djuno is an AI technology provider that helps businesses optimize their cloud IT infrastructure for better performance and lower cost. A spokesperson was contacted and said that its CEO and solutions architect, Mohammad Sayadi, believes that enterprises should embrace Web3 storage. This decentralized storage, they said, shifts control and decision-making from a centralized entity to a distributed network, creating a trustless environment, improving data reconciliation, reducing pain points and optimizing resource distribution.

He would be happy, we were told, to share his experience in the following talking points:

• How Web3 storage is going to change enterprise support;
• How companies can implement IT decentralization solutions;
• Differences between the main network architectures: centralized, distributed and decentralized;

We took him at his word and asked him a series of questions on these points to get more information.

Blocks and files: What are the differences between the main network architectures: centralized, distributed and decentralized?

Mohamed Sayadi: Centralized network architecture refers to architecture where systems and system components are managed, authorized, and orchestrated by one or more authorities, which means that there is a central command center that decides how the system should be run, who can access it and what. permissions are granted.

Centralized systems do not necessarily require all components to be on the same machine or underlying infrastructure. Thanks to modern technologies like cloud computing, Kubernetes, and containerization, systems can be highly and geographically distributed, yet still be centrally managed, orchestrated, and orchestrated.

A decentralized network is a network configuration in which there are multiple authorities that act as a centralized hub for the participants. In the world of computing, a decentralized network architecture distributes workloads across multiple machines instead of relying on a single central server.

Blocks and files: What are the benefits of decentralized architectures?

Mohamed Sayadi: There are many pros and cons to each network architecture, however the biggest benefit of decentralized systems is, in my view, censorship resistance. Due to the lack of a central authority that controls everything, decentralized networks cannot censor or deplatform anyone based on their race, gender, age, etc.

Second, I think another benefit of decentralized architecture is lack of trust: a decentralized system does not depend on one authority, person, or organization to perform tasks. On the contrary, the system is self-organized: it performs tasks by consensus among the network participants. This helps eliminate intermediaries and therefore lowers the price of party services.

And finally, centralization also means a single point of failure in terms of security and availability.

Blocks & Files: Can we have decentralized architectures without cryptocurrencies? If not, why not?

Mohamed Sayadi: Yes and no, a bit complicated question. Yes, it is possible to have a system organized and orchestrated in a decentralized way. However, there must be a fair incentive mechanism that incentivizes taxpayers in the network in a way that generates behaviors that are beneficial to the functioning of the system. However, this does not mean that you need to create a complete blockchain to implement a Web3 storage architecture, as this introduces unnecessary performance limitations.

An alternative approach is to create a “headless” blockchain solution (or a “parachain” that connects to a Layer 1 blockchain) that is blockchain agnostic and can connect to any crypto ecosystem to so each side can focus on what they are best at (This is the approach we have taken at djib.io).

Blocks and Files: Is Web3 Storage Enterprise-Grade?

Mohamed Sayadi: There are three main pillars that underpin the entire digital world: network, compute, and storage. These three are also the main foundational cloud services. In a better world, a digital application requires these three elements to be up and running and serving its customers. Currently, there are many centralized storage technologies offered and orchestrated by cloud service providers and other infrastructure entities, but true enterprise-grade Web3 storage is only just developing.

The issues that are being resolved in the field of performance and security are access speed (through multi-CDN architecture), as well as security through decentralized key management systems (DKMS) to properly handle management and delegation. of access rights.

Blocks and files: Is Web3 storage going to change enterprise backup?

Mohamed Sayadi: Web3 is not mature enough to be suitable for enterprise backup. I believe in backup, especially in the company. There are well-managed procedures and well-developed mechanisms that ensure backup compliance with regulatory bodies and enforce segregation of access, etc.

I would suggest using Web3 storage technologies in areas other than backup storage services. Why? Let’s take a look at what Web3 storage essentially offers you. Web3 technology offers you full ownership (less attractive for enterprises), trustless automation (very interesting for enterprises), and open standards (attractive for enterprises too). Using this definition, I would say that it can be good to use trustless automation to ensure compliance in a business process, such as backup rather than persistent storage.