Oracle, Quantinuum partner to bring quantum computing to cloud

Quantinuum and Oracle announced a multi-year partnership to bring quantum computing to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, giving customers access to Quantinuum's Helios quantum computer through OCI's quantum service. The companies aim to integrate quantum, AI, and high-performance computing to address enterprise challenges, with a preview of the service expected in coming months.

Aug 11 Reuters - Quantinuum and Oracle on Tuesday announced a multi-year partnership aimed at bringing quantum computing capabilities to Oracle's cloud platform, as technology firms race to commercialize the nascent technology. Financial terms of the partnership and a deployment date were not disclosed. Here are some details: • Under the deal, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers will gain access to Quantinuum's Helios quantum computer through OCI's quantum service, allowing them to combine quantum computing with Oracle's graphics-processing and high-performance computing services. • Running on-site within OCI, Helios is expected to integrate with existing OCI services under the same governance customers already use. • Helios, commercially launched in November, will be deployed in a U.S.-based Oracle AI data center. • "Together, Quantinuum and Oracle plan to explore how hybrid quantum-AI infrastructure could address some of the most computationally intensive challenges facing enterprises and broaden access for universities and research institutions advancing scientific discovery and education," the companies said in a statement. • "We believe the next phase of enterprise computing will be shaped by bringing quantum, AI and high-performance computing together," Quantinuum CEO Rajeeb Hazra said, adding that the partnership would "create a unique deeply integrated environment for hybrid workloads." • Oracle plans to preview its quantum service in coming months, combining Quantinuum's development stack with open-source hybrid-programming frameworks to help developers build and test quantum-classical applications. Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Shreya Biswas