Recent News

SDC 2022 – Are you registered?

DMTF alliance partner, SNIA, will once again host its Storage Developer Conference  (SDC 2022), which will be held at the Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley in Fremont, CA, September 12-15, 2022. 

New Security Protocol and Data Model (SPDM) Tutorials Now Available

DMTF’s educational series on the organization’s Security Protocol and Data Model (SPDM) standards is now available on our YouTube channel. During the three mini-tutorial videos, viewers will learn about SPDM 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2. 

SPDM 1.0 – This tutorial explains the two major features of SPDM 1.0 - Authentication and Attestations. 

DMTF Announces the SPDM Working Group

DMTF has announced that the Security Protocols and Data Models (SPDM) Working Group now reports directly to the Technical Committee. Formerly a task force under the Platform Management Communications Infrastructure (PMCI) Working Group, the group’s work has increased in scope, industry support and interest. This change will help with industry alignment and allow the group to work more closely with other DMTF groups and Alliance Partners.

DMTF Releases Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Data Model as a Work in Progress and Seeks Industry Feedback

DMTF’s Platform Management Communications Infrastructure (PMCI) Working Group recently published an overview presentation, which shares its goals and approach to a common and extensible format for the Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Data Model Schema. This presentation, now available for download, is a Work in Progress (WIP) that lists a set of planned features while describing the benefits this new data model will provide.

DMTF Announces New Chair of the Board

DMTF has appointed Mike Raineri to the role of DMTF Chair of the Board. Mike is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Dell Technologies, where he is a technical leader for enclosure management solutions for storage appliances within the Dell EMC Infrastructure Solutions Group.

SDC 2022 – Don’t miss out on early bird registration and DMTF discount

DMTF alliance partner, SNIA, will once again host its Storage Developer Conference  (SDC 2022), which will be held at the Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley in Fremont, CA, September 12-15. 

Farewell and Best Wishes to Jon Hass

After 19 years of service, it is time to say our goodbyes to Jon Hass. Jon retired from Dell Technologies last month after a distinguished career of more than 35 years in the technology industry. He served nearly two decades in a variety of leadership roles within the organization, including Chair of the Board.
 

DMTF Welcomes New VP of Finance

Richelle Ahlvers of Intel Corporation has been appointed to serve as the new DMTF Vice President of Finance. Richelle will play an important role in the organization as it continues its commitment to its members.

DMTF Launches a Security Response Task Force

DMTF recently launched a Security Response Task Force (SRTF) within the organization’s Technical Committee (TC). The Task Force, under the direction of the TC, will be responsible for the coordination and management of reported security issues or vulnerabilities related to DMTF standards or DMTF open-source sample implementations. 

As adoption and implementation increases, security researchers or attackers may find vulnerabilities. DMTF has developed a security issue reporting system that will evaluate and address the reported concerns.

DMTF Releases SMBIOS 3.6

DMTF has released Version 3.6 of the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) Reference Specification, the premier standard for delivering management information via system firmware. Since its first release in 1995, the widely implemented SMBIOS standard has simplified the management of more than two billion client and server systems.