Recent Articles

/blog/ready-to-serve-how-opensff-can-lead-to-more-flexible-prebuilt-home-servers
Ready to Serve: How OpenSFF Can Lead to More Flexible Prebuilt Home Servers

Discover the prebuilt options for home servers, and how OpenSFF can lead to prebuilt home servers that are vendor-neutral, more flexible, and longer-lasting.

Bert Varias

June 16, 2026

/blog/march-of-the-penguins-building-linux-systems-on-opensff
March of the Penguins: Building Linux Systems on OpenSFF

Explore why Linux is gaining momentum in the PC space, the pain points of Linux hardware vendors, and how OpenSFF can help.

Bert Varias

June 02, 2026

/blog/panel-discussion-lessons-from-intels-open-pluggable-specification
Panel Discussion: Lessons from Intel’s Open Pluggable Specification

Learn about Intel's Open Pluggable Specification (OPS) and the lessons that it imparts about developing and maintaining a cross-vendor, modular hardware standard.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

May 28, 2026

/blog/general-theory-of-modularity-how-opensff-can-help-scientists-and-researchers
General Theory of Modularity: How OpenSFF can help scientists and researchers

Learn why the scientific community needs affordable, vendor neutral hardware and remote management, and how OpenSFF can address those needs.

Bert Varias

May 21, 2026

/blog/communal-property-how-opensff-can-aid-humanitarian-efforts
Communal Property: How OpenSFF Can Aid Humanitarian Efforts

Learn about how OpenSFF can address humanitarian organizations' need for vendor-neutral, modular, and serviceable computers.

Bert Varias

May 15, 2026

/blog/durable-goods-how-opensff-can-lead-to-iiot-hardware-that-goes-the-distance
Durable Goods: How OpenSFF Can Lead to IIoT Hardware That Goes the Distance

Learn about industrial and manufacturing facilities' challenges with proprietary IIoT hardware and how OpenSFF can help.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

May 11, 2026

/blog/spaghetti-load-networking-constraints-in-small-servers
Spaghetti Load: Networking Constraints in Small Servers

Learn about the networking constraints in mini PCs and other small form factor computers and how OpenSFF can help address them.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

April 24, 2026

/blog/console-wars-kvm-devices-and-opensffs-hybrid-alternative
Console Wars: KVM Devices and OpenSFF’s Hybrid Alternative

Learn about server KVM devices and how the Management Module and compatible Enclosures uniquely combine most of the benefits of existing options.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

April 07, 2026

/blog/introducing-opensff-open-small-feline-framework
Introducing OpenSFF: Open Small Feline Framework

Meet OpenSFF: an open hardware standard that enables modular and vendor-neutral cats.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

April 01, 2026