IonQ, a leader in quantum computing and networking, has unveiled its new enterprise-grade Quantum OS and Hybrid Services suite, designed to advance performance and utility of quantum computing for commercial applications. The IonQ Quantum OS is a nearly ground-up rewrite of the company’s original operating system, built with a flexible and modular architecture to scale and adapt with IonQ’s hybrid quantum computing ecosystem.
According to Peter Chapman, President and CEO of IonQ, “We designed our Quantum OS not only to address the complex demands of today’s enterprises but to scale seamlessly as their needs evolve.” The new technologies have already shown significant improvements, including an average reduction of over 50 percent in on-system classical overhead and up to 100x improved accuracy in error mitigation and compilation.
IonQ has also introduced its Hybrid Services suite, which enables seamless development and deployment of hybrid workloads that integrate IonQ quantum computers with high-performance classical resources over the cloud. The company has already worked with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to implement a beta version of Hybrid Services, supporting the development of a NISQ-friendly quantum algorithm.
Advancements in Quantum Computing: IonQ Unveils New Enterprise-Grade Quantum OS and Hybrid Services Suite
IonQ, a prominent player in the quantum computing industry, has announced the launch of its new quantum operating system, IonQ Quantum OS, and a collection of new capabilities named IonQ Hybrid Services suite. These technologies are designed to significantly advance performance and utility of quantum computing for enterprise customers.
The IonQ Quantum OS is a nearly ground-up rewrite of the company’s original quantum operating system, built with a flexible and modular architecture that can scale and adapt seamlessly with IonQ’s hybrid quantum computing ecosystem. This new operating system is designed to power IonQ’s current and future flagship quantum computers, including IonQ Forte and IonQ Forte Enterprise.
Improved Performance and Time-to-Solution
IonQ Quantum OS has been engineered to dramatically improve time-to-solution for quantum workloads. Key performance enhancements include an average reduction of over 50 percent in on-system classical overhead compared to identical workloads run on IonQ Forte before the improvements were deployed. Additionally, there is an 85 percent reduction in cloud and network overhead of workloads submitted through the IonQ Cloud.
Furthermore, the new operating system offers up to 100x improved accuracy in an expanded error mitigation and compilation suite. Enhanced calibration, automation, and control software and firmware have also been implemented to optimize qubit and gate performance and adjust for systemic drifts, resulting in better algorithmic performance.
Enterprise-Grade Security and Interoperability
IonQ Quantum OS provides enterprise-grade security through improved observability and enhanced interoperability across on-premise hardware and software solutions. These improvements offer customers new options for securely integrating quantum computing into their stack. The operating system has been running commercial workloads on IonQ Forte since summer 2024 and will soon be operational in controlling IonQ Forte Enterprise as it comes online in IonQ’s Basel, Switzerland data center.
Hybrid Services Suite: Enabling Seamless Development and Deployment
Showcased as an early preview with NVIDIA at SuperCompute 2024, IonQ’s new Hybrid Services suite is designed to enable seamless development and deployment of hybrid workloads that integrate IonQ quantum computers with high-performance classical resources over the cloud. This suite introduces significant advancements to enhance the speed, performance, and usability of quantum workloads.
Key features of the Hybrid Services suite include the Workload Management & Solver Service, a quantum developer toolkit that offers capabilities to efficiently move hybrid workloads to the cloud. The service features a quantum function and hybrid solver designed to help developers simplify the process of manually building circuits and iterative algorithms by packaging them into portable workloads to be executed and enhanced based on their needs.
Additionally, the suite includes a new scheduling feature, Sessions, built on top of IonQ’s Fair Share scheduling engine, which is designed to streamline provisioning of QPU time so that iterative and resource-intensive workflows run with minimal wait and interruption. Sessions also provides expanded support for offerings from IonQ’s cloud partners, including Amazon Braket Hybrid Jobs and Azure Quantum Sessions.
The all-new IonQ SDK allows for seamless, simple, and reliable integration with IonQ Quantum Cloud API and IonQ Hybrid Services. The Hybrid Services suite is already accelerating the development of real-world, commercial quantum hybrid applications with customers, such as Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which has implemented a beta version of Hybrid Services to support the development of a NISQ-friendly quantum algorithm that accelerates time-to-solution for hard optimization problems.
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