The 25th edition of sambaXP will take place on April 20–21, 2026 in Göttingen, Germany. For a quarter of a century, the conference has brought together the global Samba community to shape the future of secure, cross-platform file and directory services as well as identity and access management. Tickets are already available at sambaXP.org.
25 Years of Open Infrastructure
Since 2002, sambaXP has been the central meeting point for those building and maintaining Samba – from core developers to enterprise users and IT strategists. In its 25th year, the conference looks both back and ahead: celebrating the progress made, and focusing on what lies ahead in a rapidly evolving infrastructure landscape.
Recent milestones – including work funded by the Sovereign Tech Fund – have significantly advanced Samba’s capabilities in authentication, Active Directory integration, and cloud-ready protocols such as SMB over QUIC. As digital sovereignty becomes a strategic priority across Europe and beyond, Samba continues to evolve as a key open-source component for transparent, secure and self-determined IT infrastructure.
SMB3 IO Lab
sambaXP 2026 will offer two days of technical talks, project updates, and community exchange. Directly following the conference, the SMB3 IO Lab will take place on April 22–23,hosted by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and sponsored by Microsoft. The lab provides a dedicated environment for interoperability testing and in-depth collaboration around SMB3. Stay tuned for more info on the IO Lab.
Call for Contributions
The agenda for sambaXP 2026 is currently in preparation. We invite proposals for talks that provide technical insights, share implementation experience, or reflect on broader infrastructure challenges.
Suggested topics include:
- advances in Samba and the SMB3 protocol
- Active Directory, Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- performance, scalability, automation
- enterprise and public sector use cases
- Open Source strategy, sustainability and governance
The Call for Presentations is already open – and we're excited for your contribution.
