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Ian Hood , Chief Technologist , Global Service Provider at Red Hat , is an “ engineer and problem solver at heart .” Throughout the last few decades of his career , Hood has worked in the telecommunication sector designing hardware , software and networks , for governments , banks and global providers .
Hood was drawn to Red Hat just over three years ago , finding the “ open source way of life quite intriguing .” From software development , to marketing , sales and support , the open source “ approach is applied to every aspect of the business ,” says Hood . He goes on to say that “ being able to work together with customers to solve complex technical and business challenges around the world and being able to share that knowledge with other customers , partners and industries ,” is a key aspect of his role at Red Hat that initially led him to the company in the first place .
Day to day in his role , Hood primarily engages with telecommunication , media and digital service providers to architect and optimize the efficiency of next generation 5G , MEC and edge infrastructure as well as the innovative cloud-native services and applications that the technology may be combined with .
NOVEMBER 2019