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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to a report appearing on the Register yesterday, which in turn cited Dave Ohara’s green data center blog, eBay senior director of data center services and strategy, Olivier Sanche, will be joining Apple as senior director of global data center operations.
The move comes not too long after Apple confirmed its plans to build a $1 billion data center in North Carolina.
According to Ohara’s post, moving to Apple is likely to quiet Sanche’s role as a speaker and a voice in the data center industry, because Apple has traditionally been less open about its data center practices (or other internal practices) than eBay, which Ohara says has always been willing to discuss its data center policies. Though Sanche might have a role in changing the way Apple feels about that, too.
Ohara says Sanche was a big proponent of green data center building in his time at eBay, and Ohara says his commitment to green building was likely one of the characteristics that made him stand out for the position at Apple.
“I don’t think Olivier could resist the opportunity to build and operate data centers where the user experience is the highest priority,” wrote Ohara. “I bet Olivier’s passion to green the data center and being environmentally sensitive to the impacts of his data center practices was part of the reason why he stood out versus others who interviewed for the job.”
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