IPFS

The Web has clearly been a success, but as it exists in its third decade, there are cracks and warning signs about censorship, content stability and long-term access to the content we create.

The Interplanetary File System (IPFS) isn't just a clever name. It is a remarkable initiative to strengthen, preserve and
modernize the Web we have while also defining a path to the Web we will have. Cross-platform, decentralized, scalable, open, secure, verifiable, censorship-resistant, IPFS is a bridge between the present and the future and it is time you started paying attention to what this vibrant and talented community is creating.

In addition to the underlying technologies and how they interoperate with existing software systems, we will highlight some of the dozens of innovative new ecosystems, platforms, business models and industry-restricting initiatives that are happening quietly in plain sight.

Come hear about a future that looks a little bit like combining the Web with Git, Bittorrent, Self-certifying file systems, Distributed Hash Tables and more.

About Brian Sletten

Brian Sletten is a liberal arts-educated software engineer with a focus on forward-leaning technologies. His experience has spanned many industries including retail, banking, online games, defense, finance, hospitality and health care. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary and lives in Auburn, CA. He focuses on web architecture, resource-oriented computing, social networking, the Semantic Web, AI/ML, data science, 3D graphics, visualization, scalable systems, security consulting and other technologies of the late 20th and early 21st Centuries. He is also a rabid reader, devoted foodie and has excellent taste in music. If pressed, he might tell you about his International Pop Recording career.

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