Tony Grist
Under their affiliation with Project Warcry, Bunker Supply has introduced the SABR Rugged Portable Data Center.
Developed by Airman Innovator MSgt Brandon Swenson, SABR serves as a remote “datacenter in a box” even in environments without internet access. It provides a digital repository with user-friendly applications, mirroring relevant systems, offering essential compute and storage capabilities, and automatically syncing information when reconnected to home networks.
Hardware Attributes:
??- Local hard drive can be shared among all computers as network-attached storage (NAS)
??- WiFi and Ethernet port
??- HDMI and USB connectivity to control a single machine via screen, keyboard, and mouse
??- On-board circuitry for controlling and reading various ad-hoc sensors and devices
??- On-board power supply with integrable solar panel for extended sustainment
??- Capability to connect SABR to SABR with MPU5 via Ethernet
Software Specs:
??- SSH enabled
??- Applications are containerized via Docker, making deployment of new applications simple and painless
??Example deployed applications:
??- Application dashboard so end-users don’t need to remember addresses
??- Web GUI based file sharing service
??- Wiki for knowledge management
??- Gitlab for DevSecOps uses
??- JupyterLab for data science uses
??- Home Assistant to communicate with loT devices
System includes a solar panel for recharging internal battery and will accept various forms of power.
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