OpenStack could for quantum computing

 

Even though OpenStack does not directly manage quantum hardware, it can serve as the foundational classical infrastructure for a quantum cloud computing platform. In this article the several parameters that make the OpenStack cloud as fundamental model to extend techniques like quantamizing.

For example: 

Orchestration: An OpenStack-managed classical cloud can host the middleware and APIs that send quantum circuits to remote quantum processing units (QPUs).

Hybrid workloads: Many quantum problems are hybrid, meaning they require both classical and quantum processing. OpenStack could manage the classical portion of the workload, such as data preparation and post-processing, that runs alongside a quantum job.

Quantum simulators: Quantum simulators, which run on classical supercomputers, could be managed and made available to users through an OpenStack-based infrastructure. 

Distributed computing: In all computing requirements there is never a time one size fits for all. Coming to the way the resources discovered and distributed to only merge as qbits OpenStack cloud shall support a hybrd model.

OpenStack vs. Quantum Computing features  

Technology

An open-source suite of tools for building and managing classic cloud computing infrastructure.

An emerging technology that uses the principles of quantum mechanics (qubits, superposition, entanglement) to solve highly complex problems.

Primary Resources

Manages large pools of conventional compute (CPU/GPU), storage, and networking hardware.

Utilizes qubits, which can exist in multiple states simultaneously, to perform certain calculations exponentially faster than classical computers.

Use Cases

Deploying virtual machines and containers, managing storage, and running traditional enterprise and scientific applications.

Solving specialized problems in cryptography, drug discovery, financial modeling, and materials science.

Hardware

Runs on conventional server hardware, which can be virtualized.

Requires specialized hardware that often needs to operate in extreme environmental conditions, such as cryogenic temperatures.