This post shines a spotlight on the lesser-known Operational Data Model (ODM) standard, which is often overlooked as it’s not required by any regulators. Why should you be interested in it?

Quanta Computer, the huge Taiwan-based original design manufacturer (ODM) that provides the equipment powering the data centers of such companies as Facebook and Amazon, has set up a U.S.-based ...

according to new data from research firm IDC. The global leading ODM vendors are Quanta, Wiwynn, Foxconn, Inventec, MiTAC, ASRock Rack, and Gigabyte, who combined accounted for roughly 90 percent ...