The applications you can't switch off, on platforms you can support.
Some applications are too critical to touch and too old to move. Cloudhouse™ packages them so they keep running on modern, supported Windows, with no rewrite. Below are the applications teams bring to us most often.
When an application is tied to Windows Server 2003 or 2008, an old .NET or Silverlight dependency, or a runtime the vendor no longer supports, it holds your whole estate on unsupported infrastructure.
Rewriting is expensive. Replacing is riskier. Staying put fails the next audit. Alchemy™ takes the application you already run and packages it to run untouched on Windows Server 2022 or 2025, Windows 11, Azure, AWS or virtual desktop. Package once, run anywhere. 100% migration success, guaranteed.
Unsupported
Windows Server 2003 / 2008
↓ packaged by Alchemy, nothing rewritten ↓
Supported
Windows Server 2025 · Azure · AWS
500+
enterprises, governments and banks since 2010
100%
migration success, guaranteed. No rewrites
2003 to 2025
Windows Server versions bridged in a single package
Applications we package
A sample of what teams run through Cloudhouse, grouped by the systems they sit in. This is not the full list. If your application is tied to an unsupported platform, it is almost certainly a candidate.
ERP, finance and enterprise systems
The systems the business runs on, often still on the operating system they were installed on.
SAP ERP and SAP R/3, legacy R/3 estates kept running past end of support.
NakisaPage SAP org visualisation, OrgChart, OrgModeler and OrgAudit.
Oracle Hyperion and EssbasePage financial consolidation and reporting that blocks OS upgrades.
Oracle Forms, Oracle 9i and 11g
PeopleSoft
Infor Lawson, SunSystems and SyteLine
Unit4 Agresso
CODA
Microsoft Dynamics AX
Epicor Vantage
IBM Maximo
FINEOS
Core banking and financial services
Compliance-heavy platforms where an unsupported OS underneath is a regulatory finding, not just an IT ticket.
Temenos T24 and the TAFC runtimePage core banking on supported Windows, no ledger rewrite.
Portia, investment and portfolio management.
Investran, private capital fund administration.
Fundserv
Government, housing and public sector
Systems councils and public bodies depend on daily, frequently held back by an old browser or runtime dependency.
Civica KeystonePage housing management, freed from its Silverlight dependency.
CHRIS21, HR and payroll used across councils.
IKEN, legal case management.
Confirm, asset and works management.
Analytics, reporting and BI
Reporting and statistical tools tied to unsupported runtimes and database versions.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008 and 2008 R2, with Reporting and Analysis Services.
SAP Crystal Reports
SAS
IBM SPSS Statistics
Microsoft ProClarity
Collaboration, content and middleware
Portals, content stores and application servers with hard end-of-support dates.
Microsoft SharePoint ServerPage on-premises SharePoint past its support deadline.
Adobe ColdFusion
OpenText Metastorm
Oracle UCM (Stellant)
Oracle WebLogic and IBM WebSphere
IBM Lotus Domino
TmaxSoft JEUS
Design, engineering and developer tools
Desktop applications and build environments that break on modern Windows.
Visual Basic 6 and legacy VB applications
Microsoft Visual Studio
Adobe Creative Cloud and Photoshop
Rhino and Blender
Microsoft Visio
Manufacturing and industrial
Line-of-production software tied to physical hardware, where downtime stops the factory.
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Froude test and control systems
FeedPro
Don't see yours?
This list is a sample, not a limit.
Alchemy is application-agnostic. It packages 32-bit and 64-bit Windows applications regardless of vendor, including in-house and bespoke software with no vendor left to call. 16-bit applications are assessed case by case.
Cloudhouse has run enterprise change for over 500 organisations across banking, government, manufacturing and healthcare since 2010, as the original technology behind AWS's End-of-Support Migration Programme for Windows Server.
How packaging works
01 · Discovery
We assess the application and map its dependencies, the runtimes, frameworks and OS hooks that tie it to the old platform.
02 · Package
Alchemy encapsulates the application and everything it needs, so it no longer depends on the operating system beneath it. No source code changes.
03 · Deploy
The package runs on your chosen modern platform, on-premises or in the cloud, launching from the Start menu and shortcuts exactly as before.
Common questions
The things teams ask before they send us an application. If yours is not here, ask.
No. Cloudhouse packages the application as it is, with no source code changes. It launches and behaves exactly as it did before.
Which platforms can we move to?
Supported Windows Server 2022 and 2025, Windows 11, Azure, AWS, Citrix and virtual desktop. Package once, run anywhere.
What if the vendor no longer supports the application?
That is the common case. Packaging does not need the vendor. Cloudhouse regularly packages software with no vendor left to call, including in-house and bespoke applications.
Can you package an application that is not listed here?
Yes. Alchemy is application-agnostic. It packages 32-bit and 64-bit Windows applications regardless of vendor. 16-bit applications are assessed case by case.
Tell us what's holding your estate back
A Windows end-of-life deadline, a compliance audit, or one application nobody dares touch. We will tell you whether we can package it, usually inside a working day.
