14 DAY TRIAL // “Apple has lost a visionary”, writes Mike Manos, friend of Olivier Sanche who passed away this weekend from a heart attack. Sanche was the head of Apple’s (North Carolina) Data Center program.
Various blogs have recently picked up on the story, with everyone agreeing that Sanche was a remarkable person.
In a blog post titled “Olivier Sanche, My Dear Friend, Adieu”, Mike Manos writes:
“The data center industry has suffered a huge loss this holiday weekend with the passing of Olivier Sanche, head of Apple’s Data Center program. He was an incredibly thoughtful man, a great father and husband, and very sincerely a great friend.
As I got off the phone with his brother and wife in France who gave me this devastating news and I could not help but remember my first encounter with Olivier. At the time he worked for Ebay and we were both invited to speak and debate at an industry event in Las Vegas.
As we sat in a room full of ‘experts’ to discuss the future of our industry, the conversation quickly turned controversial.
Passions were raised and I found myself standing side by side with this enigmatic French giant on numerous topics. His passion for the space coupled with his cool logic were items that endeared me greatly to the man. We were comrades in ideas, and soon became fast friends.
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The world has lost a great mind, Apple has lost a visionary, His family has lost their world, and I have lost a good friend.
Adieu, Dear Olivier, You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Your friend,
Mike Manos
Apple’s North Carolina data center has been making numerous headlines this past year, mostly because of rumors saying Apple plans a shift to the cloud.
Softpedia offers its deepest sympathy to the family of Olivier Sanche.