IBM Institute for Business Value’s “The Quantum Decade” Report Published & Available

(IBM.ThoughtLeadership) The IBM Institute for Business Value site has published “The Quantum Decade” report which is available for free download. The report is to help business leaders find out how to be quantum-ready—and how this bleeding-edge technology can help businesses thrive the moment quantum computers come of age. Because that moment is closer than you think.

For decades, quantum computing has been viewed as a futuristic technology: it would change everything, if it ever moved from the fantastical to the practical. Even in recent years, despite billions of dollars in research investment and extensive media coverage, the field is sometimes dismissed by real-life decision makers as too arcane, a far-off, far-out pursuit for academics and theorists. As we enter the Quantum Decade—the decade when enterprises begin to see business value from quantum computing—that perspective is quickly becoming an anachronism.

Insights

Priorities of a post-pandemic world. As entire industries face greater uncertainty, business models are becoming more sensitive to and dependent on new technologies. Quantum computing is poised to expand the scope and complexity of business problems we can solve.
The future of computing. The integration of quantum computing, AI, and classical computing into hybrid multicloud workflows will drive the most significant computing revolution in 60 years. Quantum-powered workflows will radically reshape how enterprises work.
The discovery-driven enterprise. Enterprises will evolve from analyzing data to discovering new ways to solve problems. When combined with hyper-automation and open integration, this will ultimately lead to new business models.

Because quantum computing is coming of age, and leaders who do not understand and adapt to the Quantum Decade could find themselves a step—or more accurately, years—behind. Over the next few years, we foresee a profound computing revolution that could significantly disrupt established business models and redefine entire industries.

The introduction promises:
“Find out how you can be quantum-ready—and how this bleeding-edge technology can help you and your business thrive the moment quantum computers come of age. Because that moment is closer than you think.”