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Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business

You're reading from   Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business Exploring the applications, challenges, and collision of quantum computing and blockchain

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838647766
Length 334 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Arunkumar Krishnakumar Arunkumar Krishnakumar
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Preface 1. Introduction to Quantum Computing and Blockchain 2. Quantum Computing – Key Discussion Points FREE CHAPTER 3. The Data Economy 4. The Impact on Financial Services 5. Interview with Dr. Dave Snelling, Fujitsu Fellow 6. The Impact on Healthcare and Pharma 7. Interview with Dr. B. Rajathilagam, Head of AI Research, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 8. The Impact on Governance 9. Interview with Max Henderson, Senior Data Scientist, Rigetti and QxBranch 10. The Impact on Smart Cities and Environment 11. Interview with Sam McArdle, Quantum Computing Researcher at the University of Oxford 12. The Impact on Chemistry 13. The Impact on Logistics 14. Interview with Dinesh Nagarajan, Partner, IBM 15. Quantum-Safe Blockchain 16. Nation States and Cyberwars 17. Conclusion – Blue Skies 18. Other Books You May Enjoy
19. Index

The Data Economy

Recently, one of the chandeliers at my home got faulty and the electric circuit had some weird wiring issues. The bulbs attached to the chandelier started flickering, and within an hour or two all the bulbs had fused out following a few dangerous sparks. We had to get it fixed, but something else happened as well. My five-year-old, who saw it happen mentioned "Appa, this chandelier is losing internet connection, see, even the bulbs are not glowing anymore, can we please check the internet?"

I was surprised by the comment, and it made me realize the world we lived in. The next generation are so immersed in a world that is seamlessly connected, that they might not imagine it ever being otherwise. Such connectivity has its own challenges. Connectivity results in interactions, and interactions in turn result in data – really big data. Data resulting from these interactions is only valuable, however, if it can be sourced, managed...

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