Xen Project Developer Summit Videos and Slides

It has been a while since we held the Xen Project Developer Summit. All slides have been posted on our slideshare channel (prefixed with XPDS14) and are also available on youtube. Slides and videos are also available on the presentation & video page of our website (again, just search for XPDS14). A few videos are still missing, due to editing issues and will follow shortly.

A few of my personal highlights

Xen 4.4 Retrospective and 4.5 Roadmap

Talk by George Dunlap and Konrad R Wilk covering the how we managed the Xen Project 4.4 release and the 4.5 Roadmap. You may also want to check out information related to our first Xen 4.5 Release candidate.

Xen as High-Performance NFV Platform

Towards Massive Server Consolidation

Although not entirely related, the following talk shows some experiments and improvements to Xen which NEC has performed which allow up to 10K guests to run on a Xen host.

Embedded topics

The following talks were interesting and relevant for new use cases, such as automotive, Xen Project in avionics and similar,

Unikernels and Library OS’es

If you are interested in Unikernels, check out the following talks:

Of course, there are many more. Enjoy!

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🛠️ Engineering Trust: How Xen’s Open CI Powers Global, Hardware-Level Testing
07/10/2025

In safety-critical industries like automotive and industrial systems, trust is non-negotiable. When building software that controls critical hardware, like braking systems or factory automation, you need confidence. The software must behave exactly as intended. Every time. On the actual device. That's why the Xen Project is investing in

🛠️ Xen Summit 2025: Find Your Place in the Future of Virtualization
06/27/2025

The annual Xen Summit is right around the corner, and there has never been a more exciting time to be part of the Xen Project. As enterprise and industrial needs shift and proprietary vendors rethink their licensing, the industry is ready for strong, open alternatives. Xen stands out not only

Let’s Grow Xen Together!
03/18/2025

Xen is open, secure, and built for the future. As the new Community Manager, I’m focused on growing the Xen community, welcoming new contributors, and ensuring a thriving ecosystem. Let’s build the future of virtualization together!

Xen Project 4.20: A Step Forward in Open Source Virtualization
03/11/2025

The Xen Project has released Xen 4.20 🎉! This release introduces a range of enhancements that further solidify its position as the premier open-source hypervisor. It delivers important security updates, improved performance, and broader hardware support. Xen has doubled down as the best choice for cloud providers, enterprise users, and