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Org Chart: Exploring Server Management Topologies
Perspectives

October 14, 2026

Org Chart: Exploring Server Management Topologies

Learn about the various ways that management hardware is connected to servers, including the OpenSFF Management Module.

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Bert Varias and Jon Choi

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/blog/essential-but-not-irreplaceable-what-happens-when-a-management-module-breaks
Essential But Not Irreplaceable: What happens When a Management Module Breaks

Learn about the Management Module's role in a managed Enclosure, and what will happen to the system if the module fails or is removed.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

October 06, 2026

/blog/long-lasting-model-the-case-for-boring-reliable-hardware
Long Lasting Model: The Case for Boring, Reliable Hardware

Learn why the world will always need unglamorous workhorse computers even in the age of AI.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

October 06, 2026

/blog/hardware-restock-how-opensff-can-help-retail-companies
Hardware Restock: How OpenSFF Can Help Retail Companies

Learn about the various computers and devices that modern retail outlets use, and how OpenSFF's modular and serviceable architecture can help.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

September 30, 2026

/blog/compute-a-la-carte-how-opensff-can-help-qsrs
Compute a la carte: How OpenSFF can help QSRs

Explore the hardware that quick-service restaurants use, their strengths and weaknesses, and how OpenSFF can help create modular, longer-lasting alternatives.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

September 28, 2026

/blog/pragmatic-puzzles-exploring-modular-system-components
Pragmatic Puzzles: Exploring Modular System Components

Explore our perspective on modularity and why we decided to modularize at the system-level rather than at the component-level.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

September 23, 2026

/blog/exit-plan-what-happens-when-an-opensff-compute-node-is-removed
Exit Plan: What Happens When an OpenSFF Compute Node is Removed

Learn about the components and mechanisms involved in inserting and removing OpenSFF Compute Nodes and keeping the system updated and running.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

September 17, 2026

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