CLOUD & CYBER
Meeting the needs of this new technologies to improve data centre services As businesses look to adopt new technologies to improve efficiencies , quantum computing is becoming the most beneficial option .
To shed light on the benefits of quantum computing , Andrew Jenkinson , Group CEO of Cybersec Innovation Partners , spoke to Technology Magazine , he said : “ Speed and computation capabilities are the main advantages of quantum computing . I believe we will see cuantum computing as a service due to high investment costs and storage requirements .”
As the need for these computers grows , data centres and colocation services will need to adapt their infrastructure to host such technologies . Something that data centre providers need to consider when looking to implement this infrastructure is the data centre cooling quantum computing requires to keep up with its demand and instability of quantum bits ( qubits ).
“ Speed and computation capabilities are the main advantages of quantum computing ”
ANDREW JENKINSON GROUP CEO , CYBERSEC INNOVATION PARTNERS
A qubit is the quantum-mechanical analogue of a classical bit . In classical computing , information is encoded in bits whereas in quantum computing information is encoded in qubits .
Although this is seen as a large blockage in the introduction of quantum computing into data centre facilities , Jenkinson argues “ the development of postquantum cryptography ( PQC ) will continue to make life easier .”
He continued : “ The colder temperatures may always remain , however , this may simply mean cold storage data centres in addition to today ’ s ambient temperature environments .”
Interestingly , Chapman believes it is a common misconception that all quantum computers need cold temperatures . He explained : “ Most data centres today are likely already suitable for quantum computers ; what
74 January 2022