Chapter 1: Setting Up Amazon Braket

Amazon Braket is a new offering on the AWS platform that started in August 2020. The service allows users to experiment with various quantum processors and simulators. Users are able to program their quantum circuits or develop their optimization problems and submit them to various quantum devices in Amazon Braket. These devices include various quantum processing units (QPUs), quantum simulators, and the D-Wave quantum annealer.

Before we can get started with Amazon Braket, it is necessary to take a few steps. Typically, these steps would be done by a system administrator; however, if you are setting up your own account, it will be helpful to follow along. As a system administrator, you will need to create a root account, set up the users, and enable and configure their access to the Amazon Braket service through permission policies.

This chapter will begin with signing into AWS and starting the Amazon Braket service. First, we will go over...