https://katzir.xyz/tags/virtualization/Recent content in Virtualization on katzir.xyzHugoenSun, 12 Jul 2026 15:47:42 -0400https://katzir.xyz/posts/keeping-old-software-alive/Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:47:42 -0400https://katzir.xyz/posts/keeping-old-software-alive/<p>Recently I set up Azure Virtual Desktop on Windows LTSC to support a small set of older applications we still need from time to time. It was the kind of project that looks, at first glance, like a straightforward compatibility exercise, but in practice it turned into a useful reminder of how much institutional computing is really about continuity.</p> <p>The problem was familiar enough. We have a few applications that are still needed for specific workflows, but which do not fit neatly into the present-day desktop environment. They are not important enough to justify a full modernization project, but they are also not obsolete enough to disappear. They occupy that awkward middle ground familiar to anyone who works in higher-ed IT: software that is technically legacy, operationally necessary, and politically difficult to retire.</p>