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Azure Quantum introduces sessions to accelerate your research with variational algorithms

April 24, 2023 Apr 24, 2023 04/24/23

Lucas Enloe

To take full advantage of an Interactive Hybrid architecture, many popular algorithms such as the Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) and the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) require tight integration between the cloud provider and the quantum hardware manufacturer. Today, Azure Quantum is introducing ...

Azure Quantum unlocks the next generation of Hybrid Quantum Computing

March 8, 2023 Mar 8, 2023 03/8/23

Fabrice Frachon

Today, Microsoft announced a significant quantum advancement and made our new Integrated Hybrid feature in Azure Quantum available to the public. Quantum computing is inherently hybrid. The key to unlocking impactful, commercial applications at scale will be deep integration between classical computing capabilities including HPC and AI with...

Shorter quantum circuits

February 4, 2023 Feb 4, 2023 02/4/23

Vadym Kliuchnikov

To solve some of the world’s most challenging problems in chemistry and materials science will require scaling up a quantum computer to a million qubits and beyond [BMTS+ 2022]. Microsoft has taken a more challenging, but what we believe to be a more promising path towards scaled quantum computing and designed our machine using ...

Azure Quantum Winter Learning Opportunities

January 10, 2023 Jan 10, 2023 01/10/23

Matt Zanner (HE/HIM)

Want to pursue your interests in quantum computing? Start today and sign up for great winter learning opportunities with Azure Quantum.

Festivus: Azure Quantum Feats of Strength

December 23, 2022 Dec 23, 2022 12/23/22

Mariia Mykhailova

Azure Quantum team celebrates Festivus by listing Azure Quantum feats of strength - their favorite features and tools.

Signing up for Azure Quantum from scratch

December 13, 2022 Dec 13, 2022 12/13/22

Wim van Dam

This blog post offers a step-by-step guide to creating your first Azure account and Azure Quantum workspace.

Teaching Quantum Computing with Q# and Azure Quantum at Northeastern University

December 2, 2022 Dec 2, 2022 12/2/22

Mariia Mykhailova

This fall I taught "Introduction to quantum computing" at Northeastern University. In this post, I share my experience teaching it and describe the kinds of programming assignments the course offered.

Q# Holiday Calendar 2022

November 7, 2022 Nov 7, 2022 11/7/22

Mariia Mykhailova

Q# Holiday Calendar is a yearly blogging event in which every day in December one awesome community member writes a blog post about Q# and/or Azure Quantum. Check out the previous years' blogs and join the 2022 edition!

Announcing the Azure Quantum Summer 2022 Hackathon

August 15, 2022 Aug 15, 2022 08/15/22

Matt Zanner (HE/HIM)

Join us for the Azure Quantum Summer 2022 Hackathon hosted in collaboration with IEEE QCE22 to learn more about quantum computing and have a chance to win cool prizes.

Implementing DevOps for Quantum Applications

March 22, 2022 Mar 22, 2022 03/22/22

Holger Sirtl

This blog post illustrates how CI/CD-pipelines can be built for hybrid quantum apps with tools from the Quantum Development Kit (QDK), GitHub Actions and various Azure services. These cover the full app lifecycle: from app building, automated testing, resource estimating up to provisioning the target environment and deployment of the app.

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Azure Quantum - Q# Blog

Azure Quantum introduces sessions to accelerate your research with variational algorithms

Azure Quantum unlocks the next generation of Hybrid Quantum Computing

Shorter quantum circuits

Azure Quantum Winter Learning Opportunities

Festivus: Azure Quantum Feats of Strength

Signing up for Azure Quantum from scratch

Teaching Quantum Computing with Q# and Azure Quantum at Northeastern University

Q# Holiday Calendar 2022

Announcing the Azure Quantum Summer 2022 Hackathon

Implementing DevOps for Quantum Applications