In December, Ryan Rugg, who previously ran several major industry sectors at R3, started working at IBM Blockchain Services where she’s responsible for the consulting practice, solutions across Industry Groups, and overall unit performance for the Americas. On the face of it, this appears to be a huge loss to R3. But in reality, it may turn out to be a win-win for both parties.
After spending four and a half years at R3, a big draw for Rugg was the range of services that IBM brings to the party as well as the mix of software, hardware and services.
“As projects move towards production, there’s so much more involved than just the blockchain protocol,” said Rugg. “There’s the integration with databases, security, AI, IoT and more. Having the ability to draw on specialist teams in all these areas is a significant advantage.”
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