Quantum computers may soon be the most powerful data center hardware. Here I review quantum computing concepts, and highlight recent innovations from IBM, D-Wave Systems, Google, Microsoft, Intel and Alibaba. You can learn more about quantum computing in my book "Digital Genesis: The Future of Computing, Robots and AI": http://www.explainingcomputers.com/genesis.html You can purchase "Digital Genesis" on Amazon.com (paperback or Kindle) at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1976098068/ You can purchase "Digital Genesis" on Amazon.co.uk (paperback or Kindle) at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075SKV5DF/ Websites, press releases and articles referred to in the video are as follows: IBM Q online quantum computer: https://quantumexperience.ng.bluemix.net/qx/user-guide IBM cloud quantum computer press release, May 2016: https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/49661.wss IBM Q press release, March 2017: https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/51740.wss Latest IBM quantum processors press release, May 2017: http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/52403.wss “Physical Review X” technical article on D-Wave 2X performance (1 August 2016): https://journals.aps.org/prx/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.031015 “Nature” article by Google Quantum AI Lab engineers (March 2017): https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/research.google.com/en//pubs/archive/45919.pdf Microsoft Station Q: https://stationq.microsoft.com/ “MIT Technology Review” article on Intel silicon-based quantum computing (December 2016): https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603165/intel-bets-it-can-turn-everyday-silicon-into-quantum-computings-wonder-material/ Alibaba quantum computing lab press release (July 2015): http://www.alibabagroup.com/en/news/article?news=p150730 Other sources you may find useful include: D-Wave Systems website: https://www.dwavesys.com/ D-Wave Systems video explaining quantum annealing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvfkXjzzYOo “New Scientist” article on Google’s quantum chips (June 2017): https://www.newscientist.com/article/2138373-google-on-track-for-quantum-computer-breakthrough-by-end-of-2017/ “Tech Radar” article on Microsoft quantum computing (December 2016): http://www.techradar.com/news/why-microsoft-believes-were-on-the-threshold-of-quantum-computing You may also enjoy my video on organic computing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7REp0Y9edA More videos on computing-related topics can be found at: null You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: null