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SUMMARY:Open Firmware Beyond the Hyperscalers: Outcomes from the PremDay U
 ser Group - Erwan Velu
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DESCRIPTION:In 2024\, PremDay was introduced at OSFC as a new conference c
 reated by bare-metal infrastructure operators to share field experience wi
 th peers and hardware vendors. Two years later\, the initiative has mature
 d into a structured user group\, and open firmware has moved from a discus
 sion topic to a concrete workstream.\n\nThis talk proposes a synthesis of 
 the open-firmware topics covered during the third edition of the PremDay c
 onference and the actions that followed. It will summarize the main outcom
 es of the panel discussions\, the growing call from infrastructure operato
 rs to adopt LVFS and fwupd for server firmware distribution\, and the rene
 wed interest in OpenBMC as a credible path away from opaque and closed-sou
 rce management stacks. It will also present the creation of the SONiC port
 al\, designed to gather technical knowledge\, operational feedback\, and a
  shared hardware compatibility list for the community.\n\nThe objective is
  not to present a single-vendor solution or a single company roadmap\, but
  to show how a group of mid-scale infrastructure operators is converging o
 n common expectations for firmware lifecycle\, observability\, transparenc
 y\, and operational autonomy. These topics are now officially supported by
  the PremDay user group\, giving them a broader base than an isolated comp
 any initiative.\n\nFor the OSFC audience\, this is field feedback from ope
 rators who are not hyperscalers\, but who still need firmware that is auto
 matable\, inspectable\, supportable\, and open enough to fit modern SRE pr
 actices.
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URL:https://talks.osfc.io/osfc-2026/talk/T3CSGU/
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