Recent Articles

/blog/open-gateways-the-connectivity-options-in-opensff
Open Gateways: The Connectivity Options in OpenSFF

Learn about the minimum required interfaces, ports, and signals in OpenSFF and how vendors can expand and enhance these connections.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

January 15, 2026

/blog/out-of-band-thinking-the-networks-in-an-enterprise-enclosure
Out-of-band thinking: The networks in an Enterprise Enclosure

Learn about the purpose and benefits of the two internal networks in Enterprise Enclosures, the Management Module's role, and how vendors can enhance or expand these networks.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

January 12, 2026

/blog/optional-opportunities-how-opensff-gives-vendors-freedom-to-innovate-and-stand-out
Optional Opportunities: How OpenSFF Gives Vendors Freedom to Innovate and Stand Out

Learn about the aspects of the OpenSFF specifications that vendors can use as avenues for differentiation and innovation.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

January 07, 2026

/blog/how-the-enclosure-sd-card-supports-the-core-pillars-of-opensff
How the Enclosure SD Card Supports the Core Pillars of OpenSFF

Learn how the Enclosure-mounted SD card enables node management, metadata storage, and convenient hardware replacements.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

December 29, 2025

/blog/safe-and-simple-why-opensff-compute-nodes-have-a-120w-maximum-power-target
Safe and Simple: Why OpenSFF Compute Nodes Have a 120W Maximum Power Target

Learn about the engineering decisions behind the 120W Maximum Power Target of the OpenSFF Compute Node.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

December 08, 2025

/blog/first-opensff-specification-drafts-now-available
First OpenSFF Specification Drafts Now Available

Read our specifications for modular and interoperable computing hardware and learn about our versioning scheme.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

October 31, 2025

/blog/a-peek-inside-an-opensff-system
A Peek Inside an OpenSFF System

Look inside a sample implementation of OpenSFF specifications and see how the Compute Node, Enclosure, and Management Module connect and interact.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

October 30, 2025

/blog/adaptive-charge-the-flexible-power-design-of-opensff-core-enclosures
Adaptive Charge: The Flexible Power Design of OpenSFF Core Enclosures

Learn how OpenSFF Core Enclosures give manufacturers the freedom to choose how to power Compute Nodes.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

October 02, 2025

/blog/a-bridge-to-interoperability-why-opensff-standardized-on-the-sff-ta-1002-connector
A Bridge to Interoperability: Why OpenSFF standardized on the SFF-TA-1002 connector

Learn why OpenSFF adopted the SFF-TA-1002 connector standard and how it enables our vision.

Bert Varias and Jon Choi

September 18, 2025