Golem and Streamr announced Cooperation

GOLEM + StreamR

Both teams are and will be facing gigantic problems in the upcoming months and years, building their infrastructure will not come easy as the technology is still new and its challenges unheard of.

It is no surprise that we see this kind of cooperation happening and I am expecting to see more collaborations of this nature emerging. 

It is truly reassuring to witness these partnerships form, it is an indicator of a healthy space that is both open and communal in nature.

Basis of this cooperation according to the Finnish Founder & CEO at Streamr:

But one thing we have learned is that you can get so much more done by working together with talented and like-minded people. In the case of Golem and Streamr, we’ve realised yet again that this very much remains true.

 

• It is clear here that they are both working on the same cutting edge technology and by joining forces, could save both projects loads of precious time.

In the case of either project, a peer-to-peer (P2P) network is an integral part of the technology stack. In Golem, computing tasks are distributed to computation nodes in the Golem network. In Streamr and especially in the transport layer — i.e. the Streamr Network — messaging and data storage tasks are distributed to broker nodes in a P2P network.

• Both platforms share similar functionalities and the problems that will arise can be related.

A tentative plan for the hierarchical protocol includes the following layers:

(Application layer)
(Additional infrastructure layers)
Streamr (data transport layer)
Golem (computation layer)
Ethereum (blockchain layer)

• Golem and Streamr are in direct contact in this layered hierarchy, meaning they will share parts of the communication and computing stack.

Areas where overlapping problems might occur in both projects:

• Assignment of tasks to computing resources.
• Validation of computation results,
• Atomicity of data exchange and payments,
• Reputation management.
• Resource measurement.
• Pricing mechanisms.
• Assessment of task scalability.
• Understanding and monitoring network dynamics.
• Long-running tasks.
• Low-latency tasks.
• Blockchain interoperability.

I wish these two projects a lot of success. My hope is that this cooperation will be fruitful and encourage other projects to follow their path.

Sources:

https://blog.golemproject.net/golem-and-streamr-announce-cooperation-27b6c58decad

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