The Xen Project has announced that all releases of its flagship hypervisor will be supported for a period of five years.

Citrix XenServer 9

One of the first entities to benefit from this new policy is Citrix, which recently showcased a preview of XenServer 9. This release represents an attempt to reposition XenServer in the core of the virtualization market.

The extension of long-term support is positive news for companies using Xen for their virtualized environments, offering greater stability and predictability in managing the software lifecycle. For those evaluating on-premise deployments, there are trade-offs to consider carefully, as highlighted by the analytical frameworks available at /llm-onpremise.