Traditional ports and quantum computing: The now and the future

Principal Analysts Geoff Woollacott and Patrick Heffernan are each publishing a piece this week that touches on the business of digital transformation. Geoff focuses on the massive change expected from quantum computing as the business applications begin to catch up to the science. In his opinion, “Quantum is on the cusp of delivering economic advantage. The achievable impact is real today in what can be described as Horizon 1 application use cases. Horizons 2 and 3 will be as much a function of taking existing quantum algorithms that operate with a certain precision under the current fidelity of Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) Systems and applying them to different use cases requiring greater precision delivered from higher fidelity, and ultimately fault tolerant, quantum systems to deliver economic advantage to the activity in question.” Patrick’s blog looks at a specific use case for digital transformation, Port Oulu in Finland, where he notes, “a port like Oulu’s, which is both small enough to be manageable through a disruptive digital transformation and large enough to be replicative of a larger port’s ecosystem and challenges, could be an ideal place for connectivity and emerging technology vendors to experiment and prove out the use case for bringing one of the most fundamental infrastructure environments fully into the digital age.”

Additional assessments publishing this week from our analyst teams

“DXC Technology’s leadership, headed by new CEO Mike Salvino, is actively pursuing strategic alternatives for three of DXC’s businesses — U.S., state and local health and human services; business process services; and workplace and mobility — that do not fit the company’s focused strategy for the future. DXC will leverage these three businesses, which account for roughly 25% of the company’s total revenue, to unlock value through potential divestitures to strategic or financial buyers or a spin-off.” —  Kevin Collupy, Analyst

“Cisco Customer Experience expands its partner network, particularly with technology-led vendors, to incorporate hardware solutions and support contract generation around these solutions. Integrating automation capabilities will enable Cisco Customer Experience to maintain profitability while increasing the delivery range of solutions to new clients. We expect the company to continue strengthening its partner relationships to accelerate its portfolio transition; however, Cisco Customer Experience could face challenges differentiating its offerings from those of its peers, as they also leverage partner technologies to grow market share.” — Analyst Kelly Lesiczka

“With markets, portfolio offerings and people at the center of its Strategy 2025 initiative, BearingPoint is expected to continue to grow its management consulting revenue beyond 2019 and gain opportunities in its five segments of focus: data-driven banking operations, unified commerce, automotive operations, next-generation public services and digital twin business. BearingPoint is developing its organization in Europe and establishing the foundation for its business development in the U.S. to address growing client demand and enable European organizations to become global companies.” — Elitsa Bakalova, Senior Analyst