Introducing Microsoft Quantum Computing for Developers: Using the Quantum Development Kit and Q#

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J. HooyberghsIntroducing Microsoft Quantum Computing for Developershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7246-6_11

11. Azure Quantum

Johnny Hooyberghs¹  

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Willebroek, Belgium

 

Microsoft offers a hugely popular cloud platform that listens to the name Azure or Microsoft Azure. Over the past decade, Azure has grown to one of the most popular cloud platforms and offers a wide range of IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), and SaaS (Software as a Service) offerings.

Because quantum computing is just in its early stages, running a quantum computer from within your own home is not easy or cheap, especially for educational purposes. Today, quantum computers are very sensitive devices that need to be nurtured ...