Recent Articles

/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

/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/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/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/mount-blade-an-overview-of-server-organization
Mount & Blade: An Overview of Server Organization

Explore options for server mounting and organization, then learn how OpenSFF streamlines the process.

Bert Varias

January 28, 2026