Establish a framework for creating joint efforts with shared communities and coordinated results

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Compute Project (OCP) Foundation, the nonprofit organization bringing hyperscale innovations to the world, today announced an expanded collaboration with the Linux Foundation (LF), taking advantage of link by establishing a framework for the creation of shared communities of joint effort and coordinated results. In addition to the collaboration announced in April 2022 for data center switching efforts on the Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) in OCP and SONiC in LF, OCP and LF have established a new effort supported by Microsoft and Google called Caliptra, standardizing the implementation of hardware root-of-trust security embedded in the silicon.

"An important part of OCP's mission, in addition to serving our community of hyperscale operators, is to make it easy for everyone to consume hyperscale innovations, which end up being integrated into OCP-recognized products. Understanding that deployable solutions need a hardware and software that are integrated into a complete and validated solution, we are delighted to be able to bring together the strengths of the Linux Foundation for collaborative open source software development and the OCP for hardware specifications, and the ability to link As we expand our collaboration with LF, we are pleased to see additional security contributions from Google and Microsoft," said George Tchaparian, CEO of the Open Compute Project Foundation.

There are many opportunities to create additional joint efforts focused on hardware and software co-design, and discussions between OCP and LF leaders continue with areas identified for further exploration including: developing embedded solutions using open edge servers recognized by OCP and LF Edge, the development of standardized APIs to dynamically share data center facilities and IT hardware ecological footprint information enabling greener software, additional edge computing use cases, and support to OCP's standardized modules, such as open throttle and safety control, in the LF software.

"The Linux Foundation is pleased to collaborate with the OCP to create communities that participate in both FL and OCP projects with a common goal and harmonized process to deliver market-ready solutions that combine open hardware and software," he said. Arpit Joshipura, General Manager of Networks, Edge and IoT at the Linux Foundation. "We also look forward to partnering with OCP on go-to-market initiatives that develop emerging market supply chains in support of our supplier and system integrator members."

"Independent hardware and software initiatives from different communities and consortia often require a significant integration effort on the part of the industry. Vendors have to convert and integrate the initiative into solutions with market needs in mind. The net effect is that many innovations never see the light of day or meet the needs of the broader market Expanding collaboration between the Open Compute Project and the Linux Foundation has great potential to accelerate the uptake of open innovations in products and services significant," said Ashish Nadkarni, group vice president and general manager of worldwide infrastructure at IDC.

About the Open Compute Project Foundation

The core of the Open Computing Project (OCP) is its community of hyperscale data center operators, joined by telecom and colocation providers and enterprise IT users, who work with providers to develop open innovations that, when incorporated into the product, are deployed from the cloud to the edge. The OCP Foundation is responsible for fostering and serving the OCP community to serve the marketplace and shape the future, bringing hyperscale-led innovations to the world. Satisfying the market is achieved through open designs and best practices, and with data center facilities and IT equipment that incorporate the innovations developed by the OCP community for efficiency, operations at scale, and sustainability. Shaping the future includes investing in strategic initiatives that prepare the IT ecosystem for big changes, such as AI and ML, optics, advanced cooling techniques, and composable silicon. More information available on the website www.opencompute.org.

Media ContactDirk Van SlykeOpen Compute Project FoundationVice President and Chief Marketing Officerdirkv@opencompute.org Mobile: 1 303-999-7398

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