By 2020 – a mere three years from now – research has projected there will be more than 20 billion connected devices on the planet. That’s an average of roughly four per person, ranging from tablets to eyeglasses and houses to cars. The Internet of Things is expected to transform everyday life as we know it in areas ranging from home comfort to health care.

We have been spending time this year at technology events that are taking place on US military bases, usually in partnership with HP or Dell, to make sure our customers are aware of newer products such as our DataPort DP27. For the next couple of weeks, we’ll be in Germany at a variety of events on US bases located there.

The DataPort DP27 removable drive is designed to fit into slimline optical disk drive bays, one of the most commonly found drive bays in computers today. That means that the DP27 can be installed into workstations, desktops, laptops, all-in-ones, government technology, or any other type of device. The DP27 ingests 2.5” hard drives or SSDs with the speedy 6G SATA interface.

What is a removable drive? Removable drives are a very cost-effective and safe way to manage data for security, transport, and backup. To explain the utility of removables in greater detail, we put together – and updated – this free ebook that explains everything you need to know.

We are excited to participate in the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference, #HIMSS17, in Orlando next week, Feb. 19-23. This is where the best and the brightest in the world of health care IT get together to discuss various issues and trends. One trend that will never go away is how to work with data privacy and security.

CRU WiebeTech digital forensics tools are relied on all around the world for data capture. Investigators use our products to clone or study hard drives, but they also use our storage products to securely store the data they capture.

Laptops and PCs continue to shrink, but storage space has never been so tight. With higher resolutions becoming widely available, video, photo and music files are growing even larger. And what do you do with all these massive files if you want to keep them backed up?

Human behavior poses the greatest threat to corporate security, according to almost all corporate information security practitioners queried in the third annual survey conducted by Nuix, a global information security and ediscovery company. While businesses have invested to develop broad and mature cybersecurity capabilities, many survey respondents reported they were uncertain about the most effective technologies and capabilities to focus on.

Our new DataPort 27 offers a powerful and simple experience for transporting, managing, and securing data. This slim removable drive fits in most optical bays, making it versatile and easily installed in workstations, desktops, and laptops.

CRU's removable drives make it easy to lock up your data. Our DataPort 27 – designed for use in laptops and other small form factor PCs – offers fast backup storage, as well as an elegant and reliable solution for data transport and data security.