This document provides an overview of Hyperledger and blockchain technology. It discusses what blockchain and distributed ledger technology are, some benefits of smart contracts such as autonomy, trust, safety and speed. It also describes permissionless versus permissioned blockchains and gives an overview of what Hyperledger is and some of its projects like Fabric, Iroha and Burrow. Components of the Fabric and Iroha ecosystems are outlined. The document concludes by mentioning the author's work developing a proof of concept application for contract management using Hyperledger Fabric and contributions to the Iroha blockchain JavaScript library.