If you are upgrading to bigger hard drives this year or transitioning to Windows 7, it might make sense to automate the process. This quick video shows just how easy it is to create multiple copies of a single master image:
Read more here: Migrating Operating Systems Using Hard Drive Duplication
One of our customers called last week to tell us the story of how the Kanguru Mini-Clone saved the day. This gentleman runs his own small business and stores very important files on his PC. Taking no chances, the system is set up with dual hard drives in a RAID 1 configuration. If one drive fails, the second drive contains an exact copy. Unfortunately, disaster struck when the motherboard failed and neither drive could be accessed.
The hard drives were quickly removed from the system and popped into the Kanguru Mini-Clone. The first drive was faulty, but the second one powered right up. Our customer was able to access and download all of his important files to another system through the USB connection. (The unit supports both USB and eSATA.) While he was at it, he used the Mini-Clone to make an exact duplicate of the functional drive and put it in the safe for backup. The business was able carry on with minimal interruption.
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Kanguru Mini-Clone - Hard Drive Duplicator
We thought this was a great illustration of the versatility of the Kanguru Mini-Clone. In addition to being a hard drive docking station and cloner, the product also has data wiping functions to sanitize old equipment. It’s a great product for any size business.
Government Computer News named the Kanguru eFlash one of its Best Products of 2009!
All this power and speed is packed into a drive the size of a cigarette lighter, a fitting analogy for something that is so smokin’.
Kanguru would like to thank the folks at the GCN Lab for taking the time to evaluate and review the eFlash. We would also like to thank the other publications that reviewed the eFlash this year.
Stay tuned for great new products launching in 2010.
The Tech Report reviews the Kanguru eFlash – eSATA Flash Drive and discusses the state of the industry regarding USB3.0 and eSATA adoption.
So what about external Serial ATA? eSATA ports have slowly become common on even mid-range motherboards, and they’ve even popped up in a few laptops. The interface is plenty quick, too, offering transfer rates up to 300MB/s. But eSATA is just a data pipe, so it can’t provide connected drives with power. That has to come from an external source, which has typically involved bulky power adapters for eSATA enclosures that plug into wall sockets. Auxiliary cables are cumbersome at best, and they’re certainly not appropriate for pocket-sized flash drives.
Fortunately, a better solution exists. A hybrid eSATA/USB connector has been developed that elegantly melds USB and external Serial ATA plugs.
The eFlash once again scored highly on speed benchmarks and the PCI adaptor kit was noted as a “perfect addition” to the package.
The Kanguru e-Flash has just been upgraded to 64GB of memory, making it the largest e-SATA flash drive available in the world. With five times the transfer speed of an ordinary USB flash drive, the Kanguru e-Flash is perfect for large data transfers and backups.
Read the reviews here.
Visit our authorized resellers for more information.
Kanguru Solutions will be an exhibitor next week at Army LandWarNet 2009. Please visit us at Booth #1411.
Last fall, the DOD banned USB flash drives and other removable media devices after a worm infiltrated their networks. Kanguru Solutions has just announced the release of the Kanguru Defender Elite. This drive has been designed with the Army IA security requirements in mind. Defender Elite will eliminate malware attacks and viruses, allowing users to confidently deploy this device in the field. FIPS 140-2 and Army IA certifications are pending.
The Kanguru Defender Elite features include:
Data Backup, Data Security, Events, Government, Portable Storage
Kanguru has just released the next generation Duplication product!
The Kanguru Blu-Ray Duplicator is a high-speed, stand-alone duplication system capable of duplicating Blu Ray discs, DVDs and CDs. A user friendly LCD and high speed SATA drives make it extremely fast and easy to use. The LCD menu also enables you to perform tasks such as Compare, Copy & Compare, Test, Test & Copy, Mix Audio Tracks, Erase and Auto Copy.
More details and specifications will be available soon at www.kanguru.com. Contact an authorized Kanguru reseller to order now.
UPDATED: Product link
A security tip from the US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT): Cyber Security Tip ST08-001
How can you protect your data? The first step that US-CERT recommends is encryption…
Take advantage of security features – Use passwords and encryption on your USB drive to protect your data, and make sure that you have the information backed up in case your drive is lost
From the SC data breach blog: “A portable data-storage device containing the sensitive personal information for all current employees of North Carolina-based FairPoint Communications has gone missing.”
The device contained everything needed for identity theft including birth dates and social security numbers.
A comprehensive remote management solution would have allowed the company to remotely delete all contents of the device before it could be accessed. Regulatory authorities could be presented with an audit log showing when and where the drive was deleted. The alternative is to pay for credit monitoring, risk lawsuits and receive an entry in the infamous Data Breach Blog.
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