Strangeworks offers exclusive early access to IBM Qiskit Runtime

AUSTIN, July 8, 2021 – Strangeworks, a global leader in quantum computing software, today announced that it is the first IBM partner to offer exclusive preview access to Qiskit Runtime, a new service from IBM Quantum which streamlines calculations requiring several iterations. Access is now available in the Strangeworks ecosystem and family of products, including the Strangeworks QC community platform as well as the Strangeworks EQ enterprise platform.

Qiskit Runtime, announced earlier this year, is a containerized service for quantum computers. Rather than accumulating latencies as code passes between a user’s device and the cloud-based quantum computer, developers can run their program in the Qiskit Runtime environment, where the hybrid cloud d ‘IBM cuts the time between runs.

Users of the Strangeworks ecosystem can enjoy this exciting new technology for free starting today through a dedicated IBM 7-qubit quantum computer. By registering at quantumcomputing.com, users can use the full range of Qiskit runtime programs currently offered by IBM Quantum, as well as additional runtime programs as they become available.

“Our partnership with Strangeworks is the first step in the evolution of how IBM Quantum works with our partners to better define the market and democratize quantum computing,” said Aparna Prabhakar, vice president, partner ecosystem and strategic alliances , IBM Quantum. “Strangeworks offers developers the ability to integrate Qiskit Runtime programs directly into their quantumcomputing.com projects. This is a big step towards extending access to developers who want to work with quantum circuits and classical processing. “

With today’s announcement, Qiskit Runtime is now integrated with the entire Strangeworks product portfolio, and is easily discoverable and simple to use. From the portal, users can browse the latest runtime programs and access detailed program information and sample code. Additionally, Strangeworks has included out-of-the-box examples for each Qiskit Runtime program, with automatic generation of results and visualizations. All of these new features have been designed with the user experience in mind and are based on the pre-configured Strangeworks runtime environment available through quantumcomputing.com.

The following Qiskit Runtime programs are now available for Strangeworks users:

• Circuit Runner Program – A program that takes one or more circuits, compiles them, runs them, and optionally applies measurement error mitigation.
• Quantum nucleus alignment program – A quantum nucleus alignment algorithm that learns, on a given set of data, a quantum nucleus maximizing the classification margin of the Support Vector Machine (SVM).
• Program VQE – A Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) to find the minimum eigenvalue of a Hamiltonian.

“We are delighted to provide our community and our customers with this exciting new release which is available to preview exclusively on Strangeworks,” said William Hurley (aka whurley), Founder and CEO of Strangeworks. “The combination of Strangeworks’ best quantum cloud and IBM Quantum’s Qiskit Runtime will allow users around the world to take full advantage of a dedicated IBM 7-qubit quantum system and future devices. “

The addition of Qiskit Runtime to the Strangeworks ecosystem is another step towards building true applications on quantum computers and part of the company’s continued efforts to humanize Quantum; make quantum computing easier and more widely accessible to a larger and more diverse group of enthusiasts, contributors, researchers and developers.

About Strangeworks

Based in Austin, TX, Strangeworks is a group of experienced serial entrepreneurs, enterprise software developers, and quantum physicists who seek to humanize quantum computing and make it accessible to everyone. By guiding businesses through the confusion of quantum computing, Strangeworks is helping to accelerate the integration of this new technology into businesses, universities and enterprises.

To learn more about how Strangeworks can accelerate your quantum journey, visit https://strangeworks.com or start learning for free on Strangeworks QC, available at https://quantumcomputing.com.

Source: Strangeworks