Meet the SAMBA+ Team

The SNIA Developer Conference (SDC) is a renowned industry event for developers and experts in the field of storage technologies. It will take place again in Santa Clara, California, in September 2025 and offers in-depth technical sessions, practical insights, and networking opportunities around modern storage solutions.

The SAMBA+ team will be on site throughout the conference to discuss enterprise SMB solutions, open-source infrastructure, and the latest developments in the Samba ecosystem. The conference program also features four technical presentations by members of the SerNet Samba Team:

• Ralph Böhme – Samba Foundation Moves to Europe
• Volker Lendecke – Samba in 2026
• Ralph Böhme – SMB3 POSIX Extensions, from plumbing to flowing
• Stefan Metzmacher – New Transports in Samba: QUIC and SMBDirect, with High-Speed I/O via io_uring

If you would like to arrange an appointment with us in advance, please send your request to contact@remove-this.samba.plus.

The Storage Server Network (S2N) is one of the most important trade events for storage, server, and network technologies in the German-speaking world. The conference will take place on November 3 and 4, 2026, in Berlin and has been a regular fixture on the SerNet Samba team’s calendar for several years.

Volker Lendecke from the Samba team will be presenting a technical talk as part of the conference program. Titled “Samba 2026,” his presentation will provide an overview of current developments related to Samba, and he will be available on-site along with his colleagues for discussions and professional exchanges.

To schedule an appointment in advance, please send us an email at contact@remove-this.samba.plus.

Please note that the presentations will be held in German.