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 as a reliable solution, but as a versatile, battle-tested, and community-driven hypervisor that’s ready to meet the computing needs of the future.
Whether you’re building for the cloud, the car, or the next wave of secure computing, Xen is like a Swiss army knife for virtualization: a trusted, adaptable tool powering real innovation across many industries.
🔄 One Hypervisor, So Many Uses
Xen isn’t just growing in one area. It’s powering innovation across four major domains:
- 🚗 Automotive and Safety-Critical Systems From software-defined vehicles to secure ECUs, Xen allows carmakers to consolidate hardware, reduce cost, and increase system isolation. It’s a natural fit for safety-first design.
- 🏠Industrial and Embedded Use Cases In rugged, real-time, and space-constrained environments, Xen offers low-overhead virtualization that is efficient, stable, and scalable.
- 🖥️ Enterprise Servers and Cloud Data Centers Xen is built for high performance at scale. It helps multi-core systems deliver more compute per kilowatt and per square meter—critical in today’s data center environments. XCP-ng, a subproject of the Xen Project, is a drop-in replacement for that pesky and expensive proprietary virtualization platform.
- 🧑‍💻 End-User Virtualization and Desktop Security Xen is the foundation of security-focused systems like Qubes OS, where each app runs in its own virtual machine. It plays a key role in building compartmentalized, secure desktop environments.
These are not just ideas or future goals. They’re active, real-world use cases where Xen is already making a difference.
🗓️ What to Expect at Xen Summit
Hosted at AMD’s (formerly Xilinx) San Jose campus, Xen Summit 2025 is the premier gathering for the Xen community. It brings together project contributors, Advisory Board members, and implementers from across the ecosystem. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or a curious newcomer, this is the place to connect.
🌅 Mornings: Presentations and Announcements
Each day kicks off with a lineup of talks, demos, and lightning presentations that showcase the latest developments across the Xen ecosystem. Expect exciting updates, real-world success stories, and a clear look at where Xen is heading next.
🧠Afternoons: Interactive Design Sessions
The afternoon sessions give the community a chance to dive into key topics through an open, collaborative format. Attendees vote on the subjects they want to explore, and the most popular ones are discussed in town hall–style sessions. Everyone is welcome to ask questions, share ideas, and help shape Xen’s future.
🤝 Backed by Industry Leaders
This year’s summit is proudly supported by sponsors including AMD, ARM, Honda, XenServer, and Vates, with more to be announced soon. Their support reflects the growing momentum behind Xen and a shared commitment to building open, secure, and high-performance virtualization together.
📣 CFP Still Open… We Want to Hear From You 🫵
Have something to share? We’d love to see your proposal.
👉 Submit your talk here
đź‘Ą A Community-Powered Future
Xen continues to grow as the world’s most secure, performant, and open hypervisor because of the people behind it. The summit is more than just an event. It’s the premier opportunity to connect, collaborate, and shape the future of virtualization together.
The Xen Project is proudly hosted by the Linux Foundation, helping ensure stable, neutral governance and a sustainable future for the project.
Whether you’re optimizing cloud workloads, securing embedded systems, or building safety-critical platforms, now is the perfect time to get involved—or get even more involved—with Xen.
đź”— Join us this September
Learn more and register: https://xenproject.org/resources/xen-summit
Let’s build the future of virtualization, together.