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The ultimate in compute.

It’s quantum

By Brian Timperley, CEO and co-founder of Turrito Networks

Harnessing quantum physics to make computers faster, smarter and more capable for

businesses and our future

BM defines quantum computing as faster compute across infinitely higher
solving complex problems, usually too complexity.
Idifficult for today’s standard computer, The first thing quantum computing
using the laws of quantum mechanics. brings to the digital table is speed, insane
For a long time, quantum computing has speed. Quantum compute is incredibly
sat in the realm of science fiction or (at fast and can process litres of data in
very least) expensive scientific research minutes, even seconds. Using protons,
and theory. Scientists, engineers and electrons and photons to compute, this
mathematicians have long postulated level of processing is far beyond what our
the potential of a computer that can use humble PC of today can fathom. Perhaps
probability to make calculations. As the the best analogy would be comparing
Harvard Business Review points out, it the horse-drawn cart to a Ferrari – they
can change the world and solve incredibly both have the same goal, but their design
complex equations and problems. It can and structure is vastly different. You can’t
also be used to change how solutions build a Ferrari by continuously improving
such as artificial intelligence (AI), the design of a horse-drawn cart. Brian Timperley
automation and machine learning (ML) While quantum compute in business
will evolve across the enterprise and the is not quite at the point of early
planet. adoption, the benefits it brings are very breadths and depths to which quantum
However, it is not yet at a clear. In addition to speeding up the can go, but dive in early to explore this.
commercially accessible or viable stage, organisation’s ability to process and What is important to note: this is
even with recent advancements in manage its data, it can help businesses not hype! This isn’t a flash in the pan
technology and progress in quantum build richer insights and explore new technology that will quietly slip off
compute application. Recently, an markets and opportunities. It can also the stage in a huff of embarrassment
Australian company called Silicon help the business optimise its encryption when everyone realises it has little to
Quantum Computing managed to create frameworks, build new products, dive offer. Quite the opposite. Quantum’s
a ‘coherent quantum simulator’ which far deeper into data across centuries, impact is likely to be nothing short of
is considered a significant step in the forecast markets, undertake complex extraordinary, with real-world solutions
right direction, but what exactly is this research, and build better algorithms emerging over the next few decades.
direction and why is it so important? that would build better applications and It will be a significant departure from
So to explain, quantum physics is a solutions. what computing can do today. After
description of the smallest things in our There are so many potential all, in 2019, Google claimed that its
universe. The rules of the universe... outcomes within quantum computing quantum computer solved a problem
sub-atomic particles. Normal computers that it’s highly likely our brightest minds that would have taken the world’s fastest
today operate on combinations of zeros cannot predict a fraction of what it can supercomputer 10,000 years to complete.
and ones, they are binary. Quantum do. The problem now is that it’s too That’s three million times faster than
computers have an endless range of early to start talking about any business what a super-computer is capable of
options between zero and one, in other strategy that will broadly use quantum today.
words, they operate along a spectrum computing in the near future, unless that Another consideration is its
of options, called qubits. They can even business is elbows deep in medical or complexity. Yes, building a working
use combinations of these options at scientific research, of course. Now those quantum computer that can do what
the same time, resulting in infinitely are two sectors that will not just relish the quantum promises to do is hard, but

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