Recent Articles

/blog/org-chart-exploring-server-management-topologies
Org Chart: Exploring Server Management Topologies

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

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

October 14, 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/nothing-to-hide-comparing-rear-connector-motherboards-to-opensffs-4c-connector
Nothing to Hide: Comparing Rear Connector Motherboards to OpenSFF’s 4C+ Connector

Learn about the back-connector variants of ATX motherboards and how OpenSFF's 4C+ connector truly solves cable clutter.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

August 17, 2026

/blog/if-it-aint-fixed-break-it-how-opensff-can-lead-to-better-all-in-one-pcs
If It Ain’t Fixed, Break It: How OpenSFF Can Lead to Better All-in-One PCs

Learn about the history and constraints of the all-in-one PC form factor, and how OpenSFF enables a long-term solution.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

August 03, 2026

/blog/node-detached-storage-how-opensff-can-lead-to-better-nas-appliances
Node Detached Storage: How OpenSFF can lead to better NAS appliances

Learn about NAS appliances that decouple their compute from storage, and how OpenSFF takes that modularity to another level.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

August 03, 2026

/blog/well-below-120w-how-opensff-can-enhance-small-distributed-systems
Well below 120W: How OpenSFF Can Enhance Small, Distributed Systems

Learn about the significance of low-power clusters, the processors that make them possible, and how our standard can make them even more efficient.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

July 29, 2026