openUBMC Technical Session: Building an Intelligent Foundation for Computing Power Management

On May 24, 2025, the Kunpeng & Ascend Developer Conference (KADC) was held at the Beijing ZhongGuanCun International Innovation Center. As one of the key sessions, the openUBMC technical session, titled "Building an Intelligent Foundation for Computing Power Management," brought together developers and industry experts from cloud vendors, OEMs, component manufacturers, standards organizations, and academia to explore the future of open source device management software.

1.1 Opening Remarks: Open Source Collaboration on Shaping the Future

Ren Chao, Director of Huawei's Cloud BU Hardware Department, delivered the opening remarks. He reviewed Huawei's deep-rooted expertise in the baseboard management controller (BMC) domain since the company began server R&D in 2003, emphasizing that Huawei's BMC solutions are built on robust security to enable intelligent management of computing devices worldwide. He noted, "The computing industry is ecosystem-driven. As a critical component, BMC offers us a path to open source development where we can consolidate collective expertise and build a computing power management ecosystem."

As the initiator of the openUBMC community, Huawei has contributed its open source expertise accumulated over the past two decades and continues to invest in community governance, technological innovation, and ecosystem development. Mr. Ren called on global developers to jointly build the openUBMC community into a world-leading digital infrastructure management platform—one that is open, collaborative, and transparent through co-construction, sharing, and co-governance.

1.2 Themed Speeches: Open Source in Action, Ecosystem in Growth

During the session, six targeted talks highlighted openUBMC's technical innovations and industry applications.

1.2.1 Co-Building the openUBMC Community and the Intelligent Computing Management Foundation

Wang Ruifeng, General Secretary of the openUBMC Community, analyzed the challenges and opportunities of managing diverse computing power in the AI era. He outlined the community's vision to deliver open source and standardized digital infrastructure management software through collaboration with global developers, and to drive continuous innovations across platforms, domains, and the industry chain.

Mr. Wang also introduced the architecture, toolchain features, and innovative development roadmap of the community, and officially announced the release of openUBMC 25.03. At the end of his speech, he encouraged all developers to collaborate in future iterations and innovations.

1.2.2 Redefining Management Software Platforms with a New Open Architecture

Song Tongling, Member of the openUBMC Technical Committee, explained the evolving demands for device management across the computing industry and proposed a micro-component architecture to address challenges from single-server to cluster-level management. He emphasized standardized interfaces and a unified component framework to ensure the openness and compatibility of hardware and software management, and introduced a one-stop development platform that empowers developers to drive technical innovation in the community.

1.2.3 Test Building and Automation Practices

Liu Song from Sichuan Huakun Zhenyu Intelligent Technology shared insights into openUBMC-based test building and automation practices, explaining how modular design dramatically improved integration efficiency, shortened release cycles, and ensured high-quality project delivery.

1.2.4 End-to-End Delivery Practices

Wang Qindong from Henan Kunlun Technology presented Kunlun's integrated openUBMC solution, demonstrating end-to-end commercial deployment on Kunpeng and Ascend servers. He also analyzed how community collaboration accelerates commercialization and effectively facilitates industry adoption.

1.2.5 BMC Studio Toolchain Application Practices

Wang Yazhou from Beijing KunlunTech demonstrated the powerful capabilities of the BMC Studio toolchain, particularly its efficiency in building development environments and customizing components. He recognized openUBMC in terms of usability and scalability, believing it will tangibly inspire and empower developers.

1.2.6 Build and Management Practices for Conan Components

Wang Tao from Nanjing BYOSOFT presented in detail their practices for building Conan components, as well as expertise in related development scenarios. He highlighted that centralized dependency management within the community can significantly improve responsiveness to customer needs, providing strong support for both enterprise technology development and client services.

This session, through technical presentations and case sharing from different enterprises, demonstrated the diverse value and impact of the openUBMC community in advancing intelligent computing power management foundations, providing the industry with more open and efficient open source device management software.

1.3 Join us

The openUBMC community will continue to bring together developers from around the world to jointly build a leading open source system for digital infrastructure management. We welcome developers to join us and collaborate in shaping the computing power management ecosystem.

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