Recent Articles

/blog/from-spec-to-system-tips-on-creating-opensff-compatible-enclosures
From Spec to System: Tips on Creating OpenSFF-compatible Enclosures

Learn design principles for creating OpenSFF-compatible Enclosures, from specification requirements to form factor considerations.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

March 20, 2026

/blog/metal-gear-standard-how-opensff-can-help-dedicated-server-providers
Metal Gear Standard: How OpenSFF can help dedicated server providers

Learn about the modern data center landscape, the challenges that dedicated server providers face, and how OpenSFF can help them.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

March 17, 2026

/blog/command-cluster-operating-systems-for-opensff
Command & Cluster: Operating Systems for OpenSFF

Learn about our recommendations for hypervisors, HCI edge platforms, and container-native operating systems for OpenSFF users.

Bert Varias

March 12, 2026

/blog/what-can-you-run-in-120w-why-opensff-is-suited-for-smb-workloads
What can you run in 120W?: Why OpenSFF is suited for SMB workloads

Examine the capabilities of desktop CPUs and other suitable Compute Node components in real-world workloads.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

March 05, 2026

/blog/theres-no-place-like-localhost-a-beginners-guide-to-home-servers
There’s no place like localhost: A beginner’s guide to home servers

Discover the wonders of home servers as well as resources that will help you build one in this handy guide.

Bert Varias

February 24, 2026

/blog/the-box-is-the-lock-architectural-lock-in-in-modular-computing
The Box is The Lock: Architectural Lock-in in Modular Computing

Explore the tradeoffs of walled gardens in existing modular server platforms and how OpenSFF breaks away from the pattern.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

February 20, 2026

/blog/prototyping-the-management-module-part-2-software
Prototyping the Management Module, Part 2: Software

Learn about the goals, challenges, and continued progress of the Management Module software development team.

The OpenSFF Dev Team

February 16, 2026

/blog/long-term-commit-the-open-tools-we-love
Long Term Commit: The Open Tools We Love

The OpenSFF team shares some of their favorite open source and open-adjacent tools.

Bert Varias

February 13, 2026

/blog/prototyping-the-management-module-part-1-hardware
Prototyping the Management Module, Part 1: Hardware

Learn how our hardware development team chose and connected the components for the Management Module development environments.

The OpenSFF Dev Team

February 06, 2026