Big Blue & Quantum Computing

Observant1

Key Points

• IBM’s Quantum System Two is its most advanced quantum computer, utilizing quantum mechanics
for complex computations beyond conventional systems.

• IBM has deployed 85 quantum systems to over 300 organizations, including 25 systems with more
than 100 logical qubits, outpacing competitors like Google.

• IBM aims for a fault-tolerant supercomputer, IBM Quantum Starling, by 2029, targeting 100 million
quantum operations with 200 logical qubits.

"Big Blue has been working on quantum technology for decades.
It has shipped more quantum computers than any other company,
and it now has major breakthroughs in its sights.
Equally important, its array of other businesses—cloud computing, IT consulting, artificial intelligence,
and various hardware and software products—provides valuable ballast that can keep the company
on course even if quantum doesn’t pan out."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/ibm-once-dominated-computing-quantum-technology-could-put-it-on-top-again/ar-AA1S3cGH

WABAC

Thanks for the link. Interesting read.

Anna

attaboy Poughkeepsie!

Old_Joe

Really nice to see IBM surviving from punchcards to quantum bits. When I was an air traffic controller back in the early 70's we were still using IBM punchcards.

a2z

am neither friend nor foe of ibm.
when was the last time they exploited a technology edge into durable profits?
given the enthusiasm for capital failure in quantum since 2023, not to mention google and such also playing around, the odds seem good that a few competitors may eventually have viable or superior tech.

more interestingly, quantum software ventures are poised, again, to be a capital light subsector. i believe the largest was split from honeywell. some already have productized 'quantum-resistant' security options ahead of gov standards. others have deployed hybrid products (anything not completely reliant on general purpose quantum compute HW).