Hidetsugu (Hyde) Sugiyama is Chief Architect at Red Hat and focuses on cutting edge technology in Communication Service Provider & Digital Service Provider area. Hyde has been with Red Hat since 2013, working on SDN/NFV/Edge Computing solutions development and joint GTM with Technology partners and R&D customers. He has over 35 years experience in the Information and Communications Technology industry. He is a co-lead of PoC consultation TF and an alternate director in IOWN Global forum in 2022.