Why does the Web needs IPFS?
IPFS is presented as a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol to make the web faster, safer, and more open. The InterPlanetary File System is a protocol and network designed to create a content-addressable, peer-to-peer method of storing and sharing hypermedia in a distributed file system.
While those terms that define what IPFS is have a lot of benefits by themselves, we can clearly identify 4 areas that are directly impacted on the Web and beneficed by IPFS:
HTTP is inefficient and expensive
HTTP downloads a file from a single computer at a time, instead of getting pieces from multiple computers simultaneously. With video delivery, a P2P approach could save 60% in bandwidth costs.
IPFS makes it possible to distribute high volumes of data with high efficiency. And zero duplication means savings in storage.
Humanity’s history is deleted daily
The average lifespan of a web page is 100 days. Remember GeoCities? The web doesn’t anymore. It’s not good enough for the primary medium of our era to be so fragile.
IPFS keeps every version of your files and makes it simple to set up resilient networks for mirroring of data.
The web’s centralization limits opportunity
The Internet has been one of the great equalizers in human history and a real accelerator of innovation. But the increasing consolidation of control is a threat to that.
IPFS remains true to the original vision of the open and flat web, but delivers the technology which makes that vision a reality.
Our apps are addicted to the backbone
Developing world. Offline. Natural disasters. Intermittent connections. All trivial compared to interplanetary networking. The networks we’re using are so 20th Century. We can do better.
IPFS powers the creation of diversely resilient networks which enable persistent availability with or without Internet backbone connectivity.
IPFS aims to replace HTTP and build a better web for all of us.
Conclusion
IPFS is a solution to replace HTTP and build a better Web for all of us. The InterPlanetary File System is a protocol and network designed to create a content-addressable, peer-to-peer method of storing and sharing hypermedia in a distributed file system.
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Julio Marin is an advocate for the research and implementation of new technologies and their use on day to day life. Research areas include multimedia development and delivery, cryptocurrencies, mobile development and marketing automation. Currently works in SalsaMobi as Senior Curriculum Developer and Blockchain Development Team Lead.
Julio have over 10 years of higher education teaching experience also worked as a tutor for several technologies research initiatives. With more than 12 years working on B2B and B2C companies in Content Delivery, Marketing and Multimedia industries; as Project Manager, Solutions Architect and Global Operations Team Lead.
On his free time he enjoys studying Music Production and Sound Engineering, while enjoys his other and main passion: spend time with his son and teach him new things as he watching him growth.
