Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey April 1, 2021 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks 2021 and 2030 — Retail Industry In the annual top risks survey conducted by Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative, retail executives identified pandemic-related government policies as their top risk issue for 2021 and beyond. Retailers also listed a deterioration in market and economic conditions, and talent retention and acquisition challenges among their top risks. Overall, the survey results reveal significant… Podcast September 22, 2021 Quantum Computing Interconnect, Memory, and Other Engineering Advances with Q-Next Engineering challenges abound in quantum computing. Technologies like interconnect and improved memory for repeaters will enable these machines to accelerate and power connectivity in the future. Q-NEXT is one of five quantum information science research centers funded by the DOE to help develop these technologies in addition to strengthening the nation’s leadership position in the quantum arms… Podcast August 25, 2021 Podcast | Bridging the Gap Between Algorithms and Machines with EPiQC Open source helped revolutionize classical computing. What can it do for quantum? EPiQC is a collaboration across five universities that is developing a range of open-source tools to connect algorithms to quantum computers, including programing languages, compilers, optimizers, and more. They’re also working on benchmarking, which is much needed as different types of quantum systems come online,… Client Story February 8, 2023 Global Health Services Company Modernizes Data and Applications with Microsoft A global health services company needed to execute on its corporate promise to deliver affordability and convenience to its patients. However, the company discovered that there was a disconnect between that promise and intended delivery. Further investigating that disconnect revealed that the organization's procedures for tracking and delivering rebate payments were hampered by complex, time-… Survey February 13, 2023 Talent, Culture and Disruption Represent Top-Ranking Risks for CFOs Global uncertainty, disruption, talent, culture … these are among the challenges on the minds of CFOs for both the near and long term, according to the results of the latest Top Risks Survey conducted by Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative. The CFOs’ constellation of responsibilities continues to move farther beyond the boundaries of traditional finance and accounting activities, a… Client Story June 7, 2023 Resource backfill, technology and process change drive state procurement improvements Many institutions in the public sector are faced with improving the efficiency and responsiveness of their services and operations to better serve stakeholders and the public. High turnover and lengthy recruiting cycles are creating both a loss of tribal knowledge and an influx of inexperienced resources, leading to significant delays in day-to-day operations. Our client, a state procurement… Podcast Transcript July 14, 2023 Transcript | Quantum Clocks, Sensors and, of course, Computing— with Infleqtion Quantum Information Science just might have commercial impact before quantum computing achieves error correction. All sorts of vertical industries will be able to take advantage of quantum clocks and sensors, enabling better navigation and even “seeing” through miles of solid Earth. Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about these amazing devices and what we can expect from cold atom… Client Story June 16, 2023 Leading Biotechnology Company Enhances AWS Environment Security and Risk Control A leading biotechnology company that develops life-transforming medicines has worked for decades to improve the lives of those who rely on their work. But recently, they found themselves in need of assistance to enhance the security of their AWS environment. Client Story June 16, 2023 Blockchain/Web3 Startup Blocks Gaps and Improves AWS Security Posture A blockchain/web3 startup engaged Protiviti to review their AWS environment. While getting the product to market as fast as possible was a primary goal for the client, security was an afterthought in many scenarios. To address this need and prevent a potential catastrophic security event, the client wanted a quick and consistent way to understand where their security gaps were and how they could… Podcast December 11, 2024 Podcast | Logical Qubit Roadmap (28 and Counting) — with Atom Computing You could summarize 2024 in two quantum computing topics: the release of the NIST PQC standards and the arrival of logical qubits. We dig into the latter in this episode. Atom Computing recently performed computation on 28 logical qubits with the help of Microsoft’s qubit virtualization. The future roadmap is optimistic and exciting for those looking for quantum advantage from hardware. Load More
