Summary
- IBM Q is leading IBM's research and commercialization efforts around quantum computing.
- Practical quantum computers would herald a new revolution in computing.
- IBM appears to be one of the leaders in the field, and long-term investors could be rewarded with a significant, new revenue stream.
1.0 Executive Summary
As opposed to an article with a specific investment thesis, this report is informational in nature. But I hope it also has an “enthusiastic” quality since my aim is to interest readers in what appears to be a pending revolution in computing. A revolution that IBM (IBM) is very much hoping to be a part of.
The revolution I’m talking about is quantum computing which may (literally) take us (humans) to places we have never been. It may herald the advent of applications and computational systems that can’t even be imagined right now.
IBM is not alone in the pursuit of this breakthrough technology. Intel (INTC), Microsoft (MSFT), and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), among others, all have their own quantum computing programs. There are also private entities, such as Canada’s D-Wave and Berkeley, California’s Rigetti Computing; and government agencies, such as the NSA, that are aggressively pursuing research in this area. With that in mind, this report is specifically focused on IBM’s efforts and its IBM Q division.
