14.2 Applications and strategy
What do we mean by a “quantum application”? It’s not software where the only computer used is a quantum one. That is not possible today, nor will it be necessary or possible for many decades or even centuries. A quantum application is a hybrid classical-quantum solution that uses both kinds of hardware and software.
Industry use cases, as I touched upon briefly in Chapter 1, “Why Quantum Computing,” will drive the creation of these applications. Over the years, the definition of the use cases will change as we better understand how quantum computing systems can and can’t help us.
Together with those in the other sections, these questions will help you think about use cases for quantum computing and your plan for matching them to quantum solutions:
- Where is your classical computing taking too long or using too many resources?
- Where is your classical computing too...
