Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has condensed its commercial quantum timeline and now expects to integrate quantum computing technology directly into data center infrastructure by 2029. 

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Zulfi Alam, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Quantum, told CNBC that he has confidence in this timeline during recent industry discussions. 

"I would not be able to say this with this much clarity last year, but this year, I can state to claim that by 2029 you will have machines that will have commercial [value], meaning that they will be doing calculations that classical machines cannot do," said Alam. 

According to Alam, the hybrid quantum-classical computing systems will mark the shift from experimental research to the practical deployment of resilient quantum systems. 

"By the end of the ...