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Amy Stout of SAS talks with theCUBE about the company\u2019s plan for quantum computing.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 60% of these respondents indicated that they are actively investing or exploring opportunities in quantum AI already,\u201d said Amy Stout<\/a> (pictured), principal product manager for quantum computing at SAS. \u201cNow, these business leaders also did cite some crucial barriers to adoption when it comes to quantum. This includes things like the high cost, the lack of understanding or knowledge, as well as the uncertainty around real world practical use cases.\u201d<\/p>\n Stout spoke with theCUBE\u2019s Rebecca Knight<\/a> and Paul Gillin<\/a> at SAS Innovate<\/a>, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media\u2019s livestreaming studio. They discussed how SAS is preparing customers for quantum adoption and its potential applications.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(* Disclosure below.)<\/p>\n What to expect from quantum computing<\/p>\n There are three main types of problems that quantum computing is well-suited to address, according to Stout: Optimization, machine learning and simulation of nature. To make these use cases a reality, SAS has already partnered with hardware companies such as D-Wave Quantum Inc., IBM Corp. and QuEra Computing Inc.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAcross the board with these collaborators, our goal at SAS is to make the use of quantum simple, fast and intuitive for our customers,\u201d Stout said. \u201cWe\u2019re aiming to find the right integration points to bring in these different types of hardware architectures in a simple and easy-to-use manner for our SAS customers.\u201d<\/p>\n Quantum is not expected to entirely supplant traditional computing. However, SAS is preparing for a \u201cChatGPT moment\u201d for quantum, where the technology captures the public\u2019s imagination and becomes a standard computing option alongside central processing units and graphics processing units.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to make sure that our end users don\u2019t need to understand the underlying physics behind quantum computing,\u201d Stout said. \u201cOur goal at SAS and with the tools that we\u2019re developing is to make that easy to use for our end users in a way where it\u2019s abstracted, they don\u2019t need to have all the underlying knowledge. It\u2019s as easy as a click of a button.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE\u2019s and theCUBE\u2019s coverage of SAS Innovate<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n (* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for SAS Innovate. Neither SAS Institute Inc., the sponsor of theCUBE\u2019s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)<\/p>\n Photo: SiliconANGLE<\/p>\n