Summary
The Open Compute Project has launched a new workstream to help conventional data centers prepare for co-locating quantum computers with classical HPC. Announced at the OCP Global Summit, the effort will deliver open specifications, best practices, and checklists for facility operators. It draws on lessons from early deployments such as IBM’s 20‑qubit superconducting system at the LRZ supercomputing center in Germany. The goal is to make hybrid HPC practical, where quantum and classical resources run side by side.
This matters because quantum machines have facility needs that are nothing like standard servers. Superconducting systems require cryogenics, tight vibration control, careful electromagnetic noise management, and specialized power and cooling, along with integration of control electronics. You cannot simply roll one into a server room. For CISOs and cyber leaders, hybrid footprints mean new interfaces and data flows to secure, so plan for rigorous segmentation, physical and environmental controls, secure workload orchestration, and a PQC roadmap as quantum co-processors begin attaching to HPC infrastructure.
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