# IBM — Partenaire Aperta Scientia

> Enterprise AI and quantum computing partner

- **Rôle** : Strategic technology partner — AI (AS300) and Quantum Computing
- **Technologies** : name: "Qiskit, name: "IBM Quantum, name: "Granite, name: "watsonx

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## About the Partnership

IBM's partnership with Aperta Scientia spans two major complementary technology domains:
- **Sovereign Enterprise AI:** Integration of Granite open models and the watsonx platform within the **AS300 AI Platform Engineer** curriculum.
- **Quantum Computing:** Hands-on exploration of the world-leading Qiskit framework and IBM Quantum processor ecosystem.

This learning model is built on a shared principle: enduring engineering skills are developed on **open, inspectable, and long-term technologies**, free from closed proprietary black boxes.

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## Qiskit

**Qiskit** is the world's standard open-source Python SDK for quantum computing and algorithmic workflows.

### Key Pillars & Capabilities
- **Circuit & Gate Model:** High-level quantum circuit composition with direct control over qubits and logic gates.
- **Qiskit Runtime Primitives:** Unified execution abstraction using `Sampler` (probability distributions) and `Estimator` (expectation values).
- **Simulation & Ecosystem Modules:**
  - `qiskit-aer` : High-performance classical simulation engine.
  - `qiskit-nature` & `qiskit-machine-learning` : Dedicated domain-specific libraries.
- **Hardware Transpilation:** Automatic optimization and mapping of quantum circuits to physical chip constraints and qubit topologies.

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## IBM Quantum

**IBM Quantum** provides access to the world's most advanced fleet of superconducting quantum processors via highly available cloud infrastructure.

### Hardware Architectures & Capabilities
- **Production Quantum Processors:** From *Eagle* (127 qubits) and *Condor* (1,121 qubits) to the modular *Heron* architecture designed for error mitigation on *Quantum System Two*.
- **Real-Hardware Experimentation:** Direct execution on physical systems beyond pure classical simulation.
- **Noise Mitigation & Control:** Mastering decoherence management, device calibration data interpretation, and dynamical decoupling techniques.

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## Granite

**IBM Granite** is an enterprise-grade family of open-source large language models released under the **Apache 2.0 license**, tailored for enterprise deployment.

### Features & Deployment
- **Data Provenance & Transparency:** Fully documented training datasets ensuring legal and regulatory safety for enterprise use.
- **Compact & Efficient Configurations:** Parameter scales ranging from **3B to 34B** (Granite Instruct, Granite Code), deployable on cost-efficient GPU infrastructure.
- **AS300 Curriculum Integration:**
  - Deployment on **Red Hat OpenShift AI** using the high-performance `vLLM` inference engine.
  - Integration with **RAG** (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines and benchmark evaluations.
  - Customization and alignment using the **InstructLab** framework.

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## watsonx

**IBM watsonx** is IBM's integrated enterprise AI platform covering the entire lifecycle of generative AI and machine learning in production.

### The 3 Core Platform Pillars
- **watsonx.ai (Model Studio):** Prompt Lab experimentation, supervised fine-tuning, and model serving as production REST APIs.
- **watsonx.data (Hybrid Lakehouse):** Open data fabric powered by Apache Iceberg and Presto to efficiently feed AI pipelines.
- **watsonx.governance (Governance & Compliance):** Bias detection, drift monitoring, explainability, and regulatory compliance tooling aligned with the **EU AI Act**.

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*Source : https://aperta.io/partners/ibm/ — Aperta Scientia*