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On April 7-8, 2025, the sambaXP conference – the annual international event for the Open-Source software Samba – will take place in Göttingen, Germany. This year, participants have an exciting opportunity: Immediately following the conference, from April 8-10, SNIA will host the SMB3 Interoperability LabEMEA (IO Lab). The event is officially supported by Microsoft.

The IO Lab is organized as a unique testing event. It focuses on creating a collaborative space to test implementations, identify bugs and fix processes. Several new features have recently been added to the SMB3 protocol and are now subject for learning and implementing! Participants will also get an exclusive chance to directly interact with Windows Protocol Support, Test Suite Development, and members of the Windows development team. But the Lab is more than only a testing environment – it invites Samba developers to showcase their SMB3 solutions and exchange experiences and knowledge. 

Make sure to separately register for the Interoperability Lab via SNIA. Don’t miss the opportunity to test your SMB3 implementations on the spot in a cooperative environment. 

As for sambaXP tickets: please check the registration section at the conference website. 

SerNet and the Samba team are eager to meet everyone for the two exciting events in Göttingen!

We're happy to introduce a new webinar series held by Björn Jacke. The first webinar will start in March 2025 and covers how to back up Active Directory with Samba and migrate from a Windows-based AD to Samba-AD. Learn key strategies for seamless transitions and effective AD management using the open-source tool Samba.

Most Active Directory installations are Windows-based. Samba makes it possible to secure such an AD installation with Unix tools and then to operate the backup with a Samba DC. This can be useful not only for backup purposes but also for migrating from Windows to Samba. This webinar demonstrates how to create a backup and how to restore asecure Samba AD.

Registration link: AD-Back-Up & Migration: How to migrate from Microsoft to with Samba

Please note that the webinar will only be held in English.

Good news at the start of the year: SerNet has just released SAMBA+ 4.21.3!

Packages for various SUSE and Red Hat platforms as well as for Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu and AIX are available now. These packages address several issues, which are listed in the release notes.

SAMBA+ packages are available as software subscriptions and can be purchased in the SAMBA+ shop. Detailed information and prices can be found at the listed shops:

• USD Pricing: US SAMBA+ Shop
• EUR Pricing: World SAMBA+ Shop

The new SAMBA+ packages are included in the existing subscriptions. If you have any further questions or would like to request a quote, please feel free to contact us.