The second gap we’re going to look at is potentially a new issue for many organisations. New, and critically important.
The world is waking up each day to unexpected advances in Quantum Computing. It seems that every week there’s a new announcement from a big player that tells us that things are accelerating. Recently that’s been about stability, scale, improved error correction, or indeed refined algorithms.
All up, Quantum Computers are already more powerful, capable and stable at this point in time that we had predicted. We’re doing more work with fewer Qubits, and the Qubits we have are more reliable. AND, the pace of change appears to be increasing. Oh, and there are at least 3 different technologies competing as the basis for those Qubits – so even if a brick wall is encountered on one technology, there are still 2 horses running!
This is likely to have a profound impact on the risk timeline… We all know that at some point Quantum Computers will be used to undermine large amounts of our current encryption methods. The maths used to make those encryption techniques work just isn’t difficult enough any more.
So, with an accelerating timeline, and an increased understanding that a massive existential scale risk is coming at us all, organisations are starting to take note and take action.
Well, some are. Those who are lucky enough to have the bandwidth, scale, or have an obvious role in one of their teams to take on the leadership and direction setting for the organisation’s response to Quantum Risks.
However, many companies don’t have that bandwidth, time, the obvious person/role, or indeed the skills. So that’s the gap. The need for an entire role, that doesn’t exist. The need to review, discover, plan, create policy, and drive change.
A way to satisfy that challenge could be with a Fractional hire. Call them your Chief Quantum Officer, or Quantum Steward. They can work 2 hours a week, or 2 days a week. They can get to know your organisation, your priorities, your specific risks, your technology, your aspirations, your direction, and plot you a course for the next 3-4 years, or just get you started and on the right path.
Here at Taylor Harrow, we have the expertise in house to be that Quantum Officer or Quantum Steward. And we’ll happily chat about it, and explore what you need and what might work for you.
If this sounds like an area where your organisation could benefit from some help, or you’d like a discussion to explore the possibilities, please get in touch via Linked In.