Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Microsoft Azure Quantum
open-in-new
<p>Microsoft Azure Quantum is a public <a href="/facts/Cloud-based_quantum_computing/gUIvTjqx">cloud-based quantum computing</a> platform developed by <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>, that offers quantum hardware, software, and solutions for developers to build quantum applications. It supports variety of quantum hardware architectures from partners including <a href="/facts/Quantinuum/XV4hEJoT">Quantinuum</a>, <a href="/facts/IonQ/tTU2eGbk">IonQ</a>, and Atom Computing. To run applications on the cloud platform, Microsoft developed the <a href="/facts/Q_Sharp/qRToC3jJ">Q#</a> quantum programming language. </p><p>Azure Quantum also includes a platform for scientific research, Azure Quantum Elements. It uses <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">artificial intelligence</a>, <a href="/facts/High-performance_computing/HT9NwGAN">high-performance computing</a> and quantum processors to run molecular simulations and calculations in computational chemistry and materials science. </p><p>Azure Quantum was first announced at <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Ignite/shDoM0AY">Microsoft Ignite</a> in 2019. The platform was opened for public preview in 2021, and Azure Quantum Elements was launched in 2023. </p>