Waters Wavelength

Kathryn Guarini, vice president of IBM Industry Research, and Bob Sutor, vice president of IBM Q strategy and ecosystem for IBM Research, talk with Anthony about advancements that have been made in the quantum space and explore what might be ahead. 2:45 Bob starts off by explaining where we are today with quantum development, how we got here and what some of the next benchmarks might be. 6:00 With over 94,000 individuals having used IBM Q’s environment, Kathryn examines why people in the financial services industry are starting to get interested in the topic. 8:00 Bob provides what he believes is a realistic timeline for a commercial quantum computer. 11:15 Then Bob explains how providers in the quantum computing space are both working together and competing against one another, at the same time. 13:00 Kathryn points to Monte Carlo simulations and intraday analytics as being areas that could potentially be improved by a quantum computer. 15:45 While some have posited that quantum computing could po