Microsoft's Quantum Computing Research and Development on Azure Platform
Is Microsoft a Top Stock for Quantum Computing Right Now?
The software giant is making big gains in the cloud, and could also be a great bet on quantum computing research. As big artificial intelligence (AI) systems scale up, some investors are already getting excited about what they expect to be the next tech breakthrough: quantum computing. There's a reason for that. Companies developing quantum hardware (which uses qubits instead of the classical computing bits, the binary "ones and zeros" that are the foundation of all software code right now) need a way to run error-free calculations at the subatomic scale.
Microsoft recently co-announced a breakthrough with the start-up Quantinuum, which is majority-owned by industrial giant Honeywell. Is Microsoft a top bet on this small, research-driven industry?
Microsoft's most promising development to date?
I recently did a write-up on how quantum computers are being developed by using Nvidia's accelerated computing and AI systems. Specifically, Nvidia has been partnering with start-ups and researchers, creating a hybrid model of classical computing to help develop next-gen quantum computers. One of Nvidia's top AI system customers is Microsoft, which has been working on building a quantum computer for years.
- Companies developing quantum hardware
- AI data centers like Microsoft's
- Quantinuum's breakthrough in error correction
- Hybrid computer architecture
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