@inproceedings{c50b7f7ac0f34e3c89b663b6b1868f95,
title = "Fully On-chain Cloud Storage DApp on the Internet Computer Protocol",
abstract = "This article explores the feasibility of developing cloud storage dApps on the Internet Computer (IC) blockchain, which can hold full-stack applications entirely on-chain and run at web speed. We analyze cloud storage services' security, stability, cost, and performance issues and propose a multi-canister system design scheme for building cloud storage dApps on the IC. Our quantitative tests demonstrate that the blockchain-secured data I/O operations on the IC can result in ten times time savings and up to a million times cost savings compared to those on Ethereum; deploying small-scale data storage applications on the IC can even be more resource-efficient than on traditional servers. We also discuss the trade-offs and decision-making considerations in our conclusion.",
keywords = "Internet Computer Protocol, blockchain, cloud storage, dApp, decentralization, fully on-chain applications, smart contract",
author = "Kaiyuan Tang and Li, {Ao Xuan} and Tang, {Su Kit}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 IEEE.; 43rd IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, ICDCSW 2023 ; Conference date: 18-07-2023 Through 21-07-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1109/ICDCSW60045.2023.00017",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - 2023 IEEE 43rd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, ICDCSW 2023",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "43--48",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2023 IEEE 43rd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, ICDCSW 2023",
address = "United States",
}