Accenture and IonQ Collaborate to Accelerate Quantum Computing into the Enterprise
September 14 2021 - 7:59AM
Business Wire
Multi-year, strategic relationship to help
enterprises explore how quantum computing will transform their
businesses and industries
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and IonQ are collaborating to accelerate
quantum computing business experimentation in organizations
globally and across industries. Accenture’s experience and skills
in quantum, coupled with its ability to design and create
customized industry solutions tailored to IonQ’s quantum computing
technology, will help more companies innovate and become quantum
ready.
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The exploration of quantum in business is growing rapidly,
driven by the anticipated business value and competitive advantage
it promises to deliver. Quantum computing’s vast potential is
persistent across every industry and realized by solving challenges
that were previously unsolvable. Together, Accenture and IonQ will
help clients explore and experiment with quantum solutions designed
to address mission-critical business problems.
“Quantum computing will create unprecedented opportunities, and
we want Accenture clients to be ready to seize them,” said Marc
Carrel-Billiard, senior managing director and Technology Innovation
lead at Accenture. “Whether in life sciences, energy distribution
and storage, or logistics, quantum computing offers new and
compelling ways to solve key business problems and generate new
insights. IonQ’s systems can play a critical role in support of a
company’s quantum journey, and we want to help our clients
experiment with quantum and understand how it could potentially
impact their business, as well as their broader industry.”
IonQ’s 11-qubit system is the only quantum computer available
via the cloud on AWS’ Amazon Braket, Google Cloud and Microsoft
Azure, and its 32-qubit system is one of the world's most powerful
quantum computers. The company plans to develop modular quantum
computers small enough to be networked together in 2023, which
could help pave the way for broad quantum advantage by 2025. In
September 2020, the company’s two co-founders, Jungsang Kim and
Chris Monroe, were named to the White House's National Quantum
Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC).
“The quantum computing revolution will reshape industries from
top to bottom, and it’s imperative that businesses prepare for it
now,” said IonQ CEO and chairman Peter Chapman. “Accenture has a
proven track record of implementing next generation technologies
and is deeply committed to delivering on the promise of quantum. We
could not ask for a better partner to help us accelerate a quantum
future that will change the world.”
Organizations seeking to better understand why and how they
should approach preparing for the impact of quantum can learn more
by reading Accenture’s “Get Ready for the
Quantum Impact” research report.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading
capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries,
we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and
Operations services — all powered by the world’s largest network of
Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 569,000
people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity
every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace
the power of change to create value and shared success for our
clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us
at www.accenture.com.
About IonQ
IonQ, Inc. is the leader in quantum computing, with a proven
track record of innovation and deployment. IonQ’s next-generation
quantum computer is the world’s most powerful quantum computer, and
IonQ has defined what it believes is the best path forward to
scale. IonQ is the only company with its quantum systems available
through Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, as well
as through direct API access. IonQ was founded in 2015 by Chris
Monroe and Jungsang Kim based on 25 years of pioneering research at
the University of Maryland and Duke University. To learn more,
visit www.IonQ.com.
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