The IBM facility in Ehningen, Germany, expected to open in 2024
IBM Quantum to allow European cloud region users to provision
quantum systems and process data within the EU
ARMONK,
N.Y. and EHNINGEN, Germany, June 6, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced plans to open its
first Europe-based quantum data
center to facilitate access to cutting-edge quantum computing for
companies, research institutions and government agencies.
The data center is expected to be operational in 2024, with
multiple IBM quantum computing systems, each with utility scale
quantum processors, i.e., those of more than 100 qubits.
The data center will be located at IBM's facility in Ehningen,
Germany, and will serve as IBM
Quantum's European cloud region. Users in Europe and elsewhere in the world will be able
to provision services at the data center for their cloud-based
quantum computing research and exploratory activity. The data
center is being designed to help clients continue to manage their
European data regulation requirements, including processing all job
data within EU borders. The facility will be IBM's second quantum
data center and quantum cloud region, after Poughkeepsie, New York.
"Europe has some of the world's
most advanced users of quantum computers, and interest is only
accelerating with the era of utility scale quantum processors,"
said Jay Gambetta, IBM Fellow and
Vice President of IBM Quantum. "The planned quantum data center and
associated cloud region will give European users a new option as
they seek to tap the power of quantum computing in an effort to
solve some of the world's most challenging problems."
"Our quantum data center in Europe is an integral piece of our global
endeavor," said Ana Paula Assis, IBM
General Manager for EMEA. "It will provide new opportunities for
our clients to collaborate side-by-side with our scientists in
Europe, as well as their own
clients, as they explore how best to apply quantum in their
industry."
IBM Quantum in Europe
The IBM Quantum Network currently has more than 60 organizations
across Europe accessing quantum
hardware and software via the cloud, including Bosch; Bundeswehr
University; Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, including its
technology subsidiary Euro-Information, and Targobank;
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY); the European
Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN); Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft;
Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC); and,
T-Systems.
These clients across Europe are
exploring potential uses for quantum computing including material
science, high energy physics, energy transition, sustainability,
and financial applications.
"We are happy and proud to support the IBM Quantum team's
decision to set up their European quantum data center in Ehningen,
Germany," said Dr. Raoul Klingner, Director Research,
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. "The choice of location in the state of
Baden-Wurttemberg will further strengthen the ecosystem that
Fraunhofer has built with customers and partners from industry and
research. We are pleased to further continue our strategic
partnership with IBM."
"At T-Systems, we are collaborating with IBM to combine quantum
and classical computing in a seamless and scalable experience for
our customers to explore applications of quantum computing," said
Adel Al-Saleh, Deutsche Telekom
board member and Chief Executive of T-Systems. "Having access to a
quantum data center dedicated to Europe will help lower the access barrier for
our customers as they decide on how to take their first, decisive
steps in exploring and using quantum."
The European cloud region is a key component in IBM's efforts to
collaborate with leading European industry, academia and government
to advance quantum and build a quantum workforce in Europe. IBM Quantum and the open source
Qiskit® software is used in over 100 university classes in
Europe. One million learners in
Europe have advanced their quantum
skills through hackathons, workshops and digital learning sponsored
by IBM.
For more about IBM's first quantum data center in Europe, read the IBM Research blog.
Statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are
subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals
and objectives only.
About IBM
IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business
services provider, helping clients in more than 175 countries
capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business
processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their
industries. Nearly 4,000 government and corporate entities in
critical infrastructure areas such as financial services,
telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud
platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital
transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM's
breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing,
industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver
open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by
IBM's legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility,
inclusivity and service. For more information, visit
www.ibm.com.
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IBM Contacts
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IBM Communications
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IBM Communications
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