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QuEra and HPE link quantum systems to supercomputers on-site

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September 22, 2026 by Ivy Delaney

QuEra Computing and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are integrating fault-tolerant quantum computing with the HPE Cray supercomputing platform, bringing neutral-atom systems on-premises for high-performance computing centers, national laboratories, and enterprises. The collaboration provides a path for organizations to tightly couple quantum processing with existing classical infrastructure, enabling hybrid workflows where each system tackles the most suitable computational tasks.

“Bringing neutral-atom, fault-tolerant systems into an HPC environment introduces a different engineering problem than delivering quantum computing over the cloud,” said Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra Computing, as the partnership aligns with U.S. national priorities like the Genesis Mission.

Neutral-Atom Systems Integrated with HPE Cray Supercomputing Platform

QuEra Computing is now offering organizations a path to deploy its fault-tolerant quantum systems on-premises, integrating them with the HPE Cray supercomputing platform for tightly coupled workflows. This expansion of access complements QuEra’s existing cloud-based quantum computing services, providing customers with choices tailored to their specific needs for data sovereignty, performance, and scalability. The collaboration targets HPC centers, national laboratories, and enterprises seeking to use quantum computation alongside their existing classical infrastructure.

HPE’s role extends beyond simply hosting the quantum processors; the company’s expertise in supercomputing is critical for solving the unique engineering challenges of integrating these systems at scale. This integration isn’t about replacing classical HPC, but augmenting it, allowing supercomputers to handle large-scale computations while offloading specific subproblems to the quantum system where it offers a distinct advantage.

QuEra and HPE are actively pursuing integrated testbeds, focusing on hybrid algorithm co-design, software interoperability, and rigorous system-level performance benchmarking. The partnership directly supports initiatives like the Genesis Mission, a U.S. Department of Energy project building a science discovery platform. By combining artificial intelligence, supercomputing, quantum systems, and advanced scientific instruments, Genesis aims to accelerate breakthroughs in energy, scientific discovery, and national security.

QuEra’s approach to fault tolerance, utilizing neutral-atom qubits, is particularly well-suited for this type of demanding application. The company’s Libra system, a megaquop-class computer with over 256 logical qubits, is designed to perform on the order of one million reliable logical operations and is targeted for cloud availability in 2028, with a gigaquop system to follow.

Organizations can now envision a flexible hybrid strategy, beginning with cloud access to develop applications and expertise, then transitioning to an on-premises deployment for enhanced security and control, QuEra Computing says. They are different answers to the question of where a system resides,” Boger explained. This dual-path approach allows customers to scale their quantum computing resources as needed, using the cloud for burst capacity and the on-premises system for sustained, high-performance workloads, according to QuEra Computing.

HPE’s GreenLake platform delivers hybrid quantum-classical computing infrastructure and cloud services, integrating access to quantum computing resources. HPE’s involvement isn’t limited to infrastructure; the company is also collaborating with other industry leaders to advance the field.

“Organizations running the world’s most demanding workloads need quantum and classical computing to work together seamlessly,” said Dr. Masoud Mohseni, Senior Distinguished Technologist and Director of HPE Quantum. “Our partnership with QuEra aims to bring fault-tolerant quantum capabilities into HPC environments, creating a clear path from today’s supercomputers to tomorrow’s hybrid quantum-classical systems.” This integrated approach positions both companies as leaders in the emerging quantum computing landscape, enabling organizations to unlock the full potential of this transformative technology.

Bringing neutral-atom, fault-tolerant systems into an HPC environment introduces a different engineering problem than delivering quantum computing over the cloud.

Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra Computing
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Ivy Delaney has been working with neural networks and machine learning since the mid-nineties, back when a couple of hidden layers and a long afternoon of training counted as ambitious. She has watched the field go from academic curiosity to the thing quietly running underneath everything, and she brings that long view to quantum computing. For Quantum Zeitgeist she covers the ground where the two fields meet. That means quantum machine learning and the variational algorithms it leans on, and it also means the less glamorous but more interesting story of classical machine learning already doing real work inside quantum machines, decoding error-correcting codes, calibrating noisy hardware and learning the error models that simulators depend on. She writes about the hardware those algorithms have to run on too, and about the post-quantum cryptography scramble that the same hardware has set off. Her stories typically start with the paper, whether that is peer-reviewed work, conference proceedings or an arXiv preprint, with the source linked so you can hold a claim up against the research it came from. She is unimpressed by benchmarks that will not say what they beat, and by demonstrations that only work in the press release.

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