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All you need to know: Migrating Legacy Applications to the cloud

Organizations in industries worldwide rely on legacy applications for critical mission support. Unfortunately, these applications often reside on obsolete hardware that is past end-of-life and no longer supported by the manufacturer; the lack of easily obtained replacement parts increases the downtime and decreases the stability of these systems.

Extending the Life of Solaris Applications

Technology advances so quickly it's easy to overlook the continuing use of technology solutions that are based on older applications that still perform important functions for the business. For example, most financial companies have been in no rush to update legacy applications written in COBOL. Extending the life of those applications is possible without code changes or expensive migrations.

From Microsoft Azure: Stromasys legacy server emulation on Azure

In this short guide, Ricardo Galvan of Global AzureCAT tells how one company used Stromasys Charon-AXP emulator to run a mission-critical application on Azure. Stromasys cross-platform server virtualization solutions enable you to use Azure to run applications designed for SPARC, Alpha, VAX, PDP-11, and HP 3000.

Migrating Legacy Applications to the Cloud for the U.S. Federal Market

Within the U.S. government, critical applications often reside on legacy hardware that is quickly approaching end-of-life status.

ABB Minden extends the lifespan of its power plant technology with Charon-VAX

See how ABB Minden extended the lifespan of its VAX systems at its power plant using Charon-VAX VAX emulation.

Charon provides cost-effective solution for Wellington City Council’s VAX and Alpha systems

The 20-year-old VAX and Alpha emulators running Wellington City Council's rate payments service were reaching end of life and needed a low-cost upgrade.

Charon sweetens sugar manufacturing operation

Their AlphaServers proving unstable and breaking down during maintenance, Victorias Milling Company consulted Stromasys to find a cost-effective solution.

Charon-AXP ensures continuity of business critical applications for Shri Dinesh Mills

Charon-AXP virtual Alpha removed the threat of downtime for Shri Dinesh Mill's IT Department, vital to maintain production control and data processing.

Charon in the Cloud

Stromasys offers its Charon Solution in the cloud for businesses to migrate critical applications to the cloud. Find out how it works here.

Charon on Oracle Cloud Data Sheet

Download the data sheet to learn more about Charon on Oracle Cloud.

Charon SSP Sun Solaris Emulation Data Sheet

Sun Emulation, Solaris Emulation, Solaris Virtulaization

Charon-AXP Data Sheet

Our Charon-AXP solution creates a virtual Alpha environment on a standard Windows or Linux based host system. Read on to find out more about this Stromasys’ solution.

Customer & Partner success with the Charon solution by Stromasys

Decrease your expenses by emulating your legacy applications

Demo: Charon-SSP on Oracle Cloud

Stromasys solutions help you extend the life cycle of your systems through virtualization. Visit for a quick demo on how our Charon-SSP systems work on Oracle Cloud.

Full IT modernization for your customers: Partnering with Stromasys

Stromasys Dedicated Federal Team

Stromasys’ Charon classic hardware emulation solutions have been helping federal government offices virtualize their legacy hardware for more than 20 years.

Stromasys Solution Partner Program Guide

Stromasys Solution Partner are partnering opportunities offered by Stromasys for companies to grow the size of their IT modernization campaigns. Find out more about it here.

Charon-AXP saves nuclear power plant systems

DEC Alpha computers still play a major role in the key monitoring system of critical utilities around the globe. For one nuclear power plant operation, the reliability of infrastructure is critical with no margin for error. Although the applications running on these systems had a stellar track record, the aging hardware and availability of replacement parts, created a growing concern. Charon-AXP provided the solution.

Charon-VAX, Support service on a Saturday

Global Manufacturer migrates Tru64 Unix workloads to AWS

Learn how partnering with LCI and Stromasys allowed the customer to move to AWS and closer to their goal of closing an aging and costly data center with significant cost savings while modernizing how they used their manufacturing applications. AWS, LCI, and Stromasys made future M&A activities smoother with a consolidated, scalable IT infrastructure with no downtime.

HP revives the city of Hammond’s aging AlphaServer using Charon-AXP

City of Hammond uses Alpha emulation to protect their hardware while saving costs and maintaining the application.

Achieve sustainable, effective business continuity

Information Technology has long been an essential part of many business operations. Any disruption to IT systems can have significant consequences for an organization, including financial losses, damage to reputation, and inability to serve customers. Charon legacy hardware emulation can help eliminate that risk by moving mission-critical applications to modern hardware on-prem or in the cloud, creating a more sustainable, and cost-effective IT infrastructure.

Cerner announces end of support for HNA Classic Archive

Cerner support for HNA Classic Archive will end August 30, 2023. For organizations running HNA Classic on Charon, Stromasys can now provide first level support for the emulated servers and operating systems.

Creating Agility and Continuity for a Global Product Company

Find out how Stromasys enables the creation of a consolidated, unified platform across multiple sites running MPE, HP-UX, and Tru64 Unix workloads in the cloud.

Integrate Legacy Systems with Modern Applications

Integrating legacy applications with modern infrastructure, including the cloud, doesn't have to be difficult. Charon in the Cloud makes data center migrations possible.