IBFT looks simple on paper: fixed validators, instant finality, predictable governance. In production, the story changes quickly. - Validator rotations are fragile: multi-party coordination, aligned genesis files, one outdated node can stall the chain. - Liveness breaks easily: misconfigurations, firewalls, or inter-DC latency can drop quorum and halt finality. - Parameter changes = mini hard forks: gas limits, block time, validator count all require rehearsals, approvals, and careful rollouts. Plus ongoing overhead: custom explorers, backups, RPC inconsistencies, manual DevOps scripts, multi-org governance. Very quickly, a private Besu chain feels like running a small L1 alone, without shared security or ecosystem-supported upgrades. And for most enterprise IT teams, that model doesn’t scale. CDK Enterprise Is the Upgrade That Simplifies Everything no validator juggling, no consensus maintenance, no protocol drift, no brittle infra. You inherit Ethereum-aligned upgrades, stable tooling, and proven infrastructure patterns. When required, interoperability can be enabled via @Agglayer, without adding operational complexity. Learn more about CDK Enterprise →

👉 If you’re exploring a migration from a Private Besu Chain to an Ethereum-aligned Public Permissioned L2 with CDK Enterprise, get in touch: