Google plans to offer quantum computing via the cloud

ByАлексей М

It has the potential to possess performance far more than conventional computers "Quantum computerAs for Google, the world's first commercially available quantum computer "D-Wave 2"Has appeared, many companies and research institutions are engaged in research and development. In order to make use of the awesome performance of such a quantum computer, Google plans a service to provide computing power with quantum computer via the cloud, Bloomberg reports.

Google's Quantum Computing Push Opens New Front in Cloud Battle - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-17/google-s-quantum-computing-push-opens-new-front-in-cloud-battle


Google wants to sell quantum computing in the cloud
https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/17/google-puts-quantum-computers-to-work-in-cloud/

Google provides early access to quantum computers for scientific laboratories and artificial intelligence researchers. This aim is to promote the development of tools and applications for quantum computing technology and ultimately to realize something faster and more powerful than existing cloud services. The Google presentation slide obtained by Bloomberg says that details on Google's quantum hardware including a new laboratory called "Embryonic quantum data center" are written. In other slides, it seems that information on "Project Q", an open source effort to let developers write quantum computer code, is also written.

Peter McMahon, a researcher at Quantum Computing at Stanford University said, "Google's development of quantum hardware is an open secret and will be offered as a cloud service in the future "These systems will be used to solve problems that can not be handled by traditional computers." "Quantum computing is still in the middle of a long research phase, so its function is hotly debated Still, Google and IBM's attempts to commercialize quantum computing will pave the way for a new competition in the rapidly growing cloud market. "

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Also, Mr. Jonathan Dubois of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory plans to provide quantum computing via Google's cloud is becoming fairly clear, with the government and academic researchers having free access It is said that there is a contract to become.

In order to operate a quantum computer, a large-scale cooling device or the like is required, so it is considered that the technique of renting on the Internet and operating it is the mainstream rather than actually purchasing and operating it. Speaking of the mainstream of cloud services is Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Azure, but if computation time can be drastically reduced with a quantum computer, it will lead to price reduction of the cloud service being offered, The practical application of quantum computing should become important in order to make a difference from competitors.

The foreign news media engadget wrote that "Google should provide quantum computing offering service as soon as possible", but the reason is very simple, and IBM has already dedicatedQuantum Computing PlatformProvide access to,General purpose quantum computer for business useAnd Microsoft is also interested in the same fieldTalkBecause there is.

Although Google offers many excellent cloud services, it is unknown whether it will be able to acquire the same market share as in the current cloud service using quantum computing. Many companies are advancing development towards realization because "the world's first cloud service based on quantum computing" has the merit that it can be major, although it is in the short term rather than competitive services It is seen.