Part 3: When creativity and capability collide
Ideas and intent can only carry progress so far. Without the right buy-in, infrastructure, investments, and risk threshold, innovation...
The world’s only ruggedized multi-4K video encoder and 4K IP KVM extender
Extend Your Reach with Multi-Channel HD Video-based data is critical to the accuracy and effectiveness of critical edge applications,...
Part 2: You say you want a revolution
Oil and gas visionaries started raising the idea of digital oilfields in the early 2000s. The focus of this...
Optimizing Smart Grid performance, protection, and profitability with virtualization
Our power grid is experiencing a major transformation. With more energy from renewable sources being introduced to the grid,...
Configuration management: Maximize performance while minimizing cost
Over the last two years, we’ve all learned to pivot, make changes on the spot, adapt to our “new...
Part 1: Incremental change versus bold transformation
Incremental innovation has been accepted by society as the safest way to improve processes, equipment, or business plans. Making...
Top seven benefits of ruggedized RUCKUS® ICX network switches
Computing for military and industrial applications has moved past the sterile confines of remote server rooms. Using rugged, high-performance...
Delivering 4U power in a 2U footprint
Optimizing SWaP is a foundational element for any electronics designer. As consumers, all we have to do is look...
Improved connections using industry-standard M12 circular connectors
Our products are designed to withstand the harshest environments to perform without fail, whether they’re onboard a helicopter deployed...
Failure is not an option
As technology and innovation continue to accelerate connectivity, capabilities, and development processes, the emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction...
Proactive supply chain management
Over the past 18 months, we’ve all been impacted by supply chain shortages. From highly sought-after disinfecting wipes and...
Rugged servers: Adaptability, portability, and instant data destruction
When you think about servers, the first thing that comes to mind is a sparkling-clean room in pristine condition:...
Improving Navy Onboard Fire Safety
All branches of the U.S. Armed Forces depend on and benefit from our rugged military compute solutions to execute...
How can utilities build a secure infrastructure that withstands any conditions?
It’s the best of times and the worst of times (to paraphrase Dickens) for utility companies. On one hand,...
Extreme ruggedization for multi-product system
Each of our products are designed to deliver very distinct benefits for individual applications. However, they are also designed...
Autonomous trucking 101: What is it and where the industry is headed
Autonomous driving, in general—and automated trucking, in particular—have had quite a bumpy road so far. While the technology for...
Multi-level data access and security in a single system
Typically, data security and accessibility are features that do not coexist. Data security is continuing to require increasingly complex...
Rugged results for remote needs
In some situations, the answers to a customer’s challenge can live within an existing product. For an automotive company...
Rugged solutions for consolidated workloads
Consolidating multiple compute workloads into a single, multifunctional solution is a major design objective of modern engineering. The push...
Customization that allows for adaptive use
Accurate, uninterrupted compute performance in demanding and unpredictable edge environments requires rugged computer solutions that can adapt to different...
Evolving solutions for the long term
Continuous innovation in the rugged server industry leads to the inevitable retirement of products that are still integral to...
PCI Express is Taking Over
By Alan High, Technical Director Once relegated to the depths of a computer, the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)...
Customized 48-port switch for an International Aerospace, Transport and Defense Company
In early 2020 an international aerospace, transport and defense company came to Crystal Group with a need for a...
Crystal Group Primed for NVIDIA GTC 2020
At Crystal Group, we pride ourselves in setting the standards for fielding trusted technologies vital to safety, accuracy and...
Ready for the Q4 ramp up
As quickly as program momentum came to an abrupt halt earlier this year, activity is accelerating with fervor in...
Start with a solid foundation
When the U.S. Navy launches a missile during a tropical cyclone, its lethal precision must not be compromised by...
A firewall the DoD can trust
By Todd Prouty, Business Development Manager Hardened cybersecurity has taken center stage at the U.S. Department of Defense and...
7 steps to disinfect Crystal Group products
By Mike Flender, Systems Architect Effective workplace cleaning practices are always an important factor in ensuring safe and healthy...
DoD Is Open for Business—Here’s Why Industry Must Follow Suit
Robust discussions around U.S. capabilities in the Great Power Competition unfolded between top Defense Department leaders and industry partners...
The Best Hacker Defense is a Good Offense
By Jim Shaw, Executive Vice President of Engineering The risks associated with cybersecurity are growing far faster than anyone...
3 critical opportunities to spark Smart Grid modernization
By Chad Hutchinson, director of Product Development at Crystal Group At the core of any industry or business is...
Layered security: Infusing cybersecurity into existing infrastructure
By Jim Shaw, Executive Vice President of Engineering Across the Department of Defense, technologies critical to protecting and executing...
Ruggedized AI is the future of war
By Chad Hutchinson, director of Product Development at Crystal Group The proliferation of sensors, data and connected devices has...
Keeping the U.S. Smart Grid Secure
New technologies are disrupting every industry – allowing users to instantly communicate with one another, search for anything imaginable,...
Everyday Life, Enhanced with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Modern technologies are enabling increased automation across multiple markets and enhancing everyday life. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are...
Rugged Solutions: Designed to Perform and Built to Last
By Jim Shaw, Executive Vice President of Engineering There are many applications that demand computer and networking hardware operate...
Strengthening air and missile defense a top priority
Air and missile defense modernization is a top priority for the U.S. military. It was a particularly hot topic...
FIPS 140-2: What is it and why is it important?
By Brian Rinehart, Systems Engineering Manager Security is top of mind today, as the majority of industries undergo a...
AS9100D – What It Is, And Why You Should Be Asking for It
Aerospace and defense organizations are known for maintaining high standards and strict requirements, particularly when it comes to quality....
Superior Technologies for Hyper-Enabled Special Operations Forces
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) officials, with headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, aim to...
MIL-DTL-901E and ruggedization key to maritime system survivability
By Jim Shaw, Executive Vice President of Engineering, Crystal Group Inc. Growing global tensions and threats, compounded by deadly...
Power Substation Incidents and Investments Are on The Rise
Energy is essential – to our way of life, to getting business done, and even to public safety and...
THAAD test verifies strength, readiness of U.S. missile defense
By Scott Kongable, President of Crystal Group Inc. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system has...
Unmanned in Demand: Computer Considerations for Unmanned Vehicles
Unmanned vehicles are becoming more prevalent in a wide variety of market verticals including: aerospace, agriculture, cinematography, construction, energy,...
The Autonomous Vehicle Computer: Lives Depend on It
Autonomous vehicles – from commercial driverless cars to military unmanned vehicles, and everything in between – require computers capable...
Hybrid Systems Transform Data Storage
By Jim Shaw, EVP of Engineering at Crystal Group Inc. Hybrid solutions are growing in popularity, largely because they...
Big Data on the Battlefield Demands New Approach
Days before stepping down from his post last month, then Secretary of the Army Eric K. Fanning extolled the...
Chassis Assembly
Jim Shaw, EVP of Engineering at Crystal Group, breaks down the chassis construction of a 5U server. Video Transcript:...