Quantum Computing Approaching

Was involved in scoping early uses, are we now approaching next phase?  Good thoughts on this:

Why Quantum Computing Should Be on Your Radar Now  By Lisa Morgan, in InformationWeek

Boston Computer Group and Forrester are advising clients to get smart about quantum computing and start experimenting now so they can separate hype from reality.

There's a lot of chatter about quantum computing, some of which is false and some of which is true. For example, there's a misconception that quantum computers are going to replace classical computers for every possible use case, which is false. "Quantum computing" is not synonymous with "quantum leap," necessarily. Instead, quantum computing involves quantum physics which makes it fundamentally different than classical, binary computers. Binary computers can only process 1s and 0s. Quantum computers can process many more possibilities, simultaneously.

If math and physics scare you, a simple analogy (albeit not an entirely correct analogy) involves a light switch and a dimmer switch that represent a classical computer and a quantum computer, respectively. The standard light switch has two states: on and off. The dimmer switch provides many more options, including on, off, and range of states between on and off that are experienced as degrees of brightness and darkness. With a dimmer switch, a light bulb can be on, off, or a combination of both. ..... "