IBM advances its quantum roadmap as competition heats up

IBM reached a quantum-computing milestone in March with the first U.S. deployment of an on-site, private-sector, IBM-managed quantum computer. The IBM Quantum System One, installed at the Cleveland Clinic, is the world’s first quantum computer to be specifically dedicated to healthcare research, with the goal of helping the Cleveland Clinic accelerate biomedical discoveries, according to IBM.

The announcement didn’t surprise Scott Buchholz, global quantum computing lead at enterprise advisory firm Deloitte. “IBM is a leader in the race to build useful, scalable…