Hey all,

I work for a small investigative unit in a state agency. We use programs like everyone for forensic processing of scenes and devices. (pix4dmatic, axon investigate, Trimble reveal, Cellebrite, and others)

One of the challenges we face with a small unit but large territory is having access to a forensic workstation at all times. We have a couple of Dell laptops with Core i9s that get us by, but we’re looking a more robust solution.

One of the ideas I’m trying to pitch is a powerful forensic workstation like FRED at our central office that can be remote accessed, allowing us to process data utilizing our run of the mill Panasonic toughbooks.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

We also use USB dongles for most of our software, and I’ve already found a solution that would allow us to plug the dongles into a central location and “check” them out remotely as needed, removing the risk of losing them and allowing for greater access if they’re needed an you’re 3 hours away from the office. (Such as donglify or others)

Thanks for any input.