Quantum Computing For Dummies

Chapter 15

Cloud Access Options

IN THIS CHAPTER

Investigating public cloud providers

Examining quantum computing vendors

Seeing what Strangeworks has to say

Getting started in quantum computing is greatly helped by the advent of the cloud. You can easily get access to quantum computing simulators and smaller systems today. In addition, plenty of courses (see Chapter 16) use available cloud resources to help you get started. Free credits are even available for many systems, reducing the cost of learning.

We're also happy to put forward this book as an important resource. In these pages, we have, we hope, helped you get familiar with the major concepts and the opportunities available to those who learn how to do quantum computing. This should save you time and frustration as you get started.

Cloud access has received a lot of credit — deservedly so, we believe — for opening up access to quantum computing. As a result, quantum computing may be the most democratic advancement in high-performance computing since the invention of the abacus.

In this chapter, we describe the major cloud interfaces for quantum computing access, including programming options. These descriptions will not ...