Dave Mitchell
Dave is an IT consultant and freelance journalist specialising in hands-on reviews of computer networking products covering all market sectors from small businesses to enterprises. Founder of Binary Testing Ltd – the UK’s premier independent network testing laboratory - Dave has over 45 years of experience in the IT industry. He started his career working on mainframe computers including ICL and Unisys within the pharmaceutical, services and corporate financial sectors and managed one of the largest Unisys mainframe installations in the world.
Since moving into journalism in 1994, Dave has produced many thousands of in-depth business networking product reviews from his lab which have been reproduced globally. Writing for ITPro and its sister title, PC Pro, he covers all areas of business IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, network security, data protection, cloud, infrastructure and services.
Latest articles by Dave Mitchell

Qnap TS-h1277AFX review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews This powerful all-Flash desktop NAS delivers great 10GbE performance at a price that will appeal to video editors and content creators

Qnap TS-h765eU review:
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews This short-depth rack NAS offers an interesting storage proposition and puts plenty of power in small spaces

Ubiquiti Networks UniFi U7 Pro review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Some compromises to keep the price down but the U7 Pro delivers the best remote management services on the planet

Progress ShareFile Industry Advantage review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews An affordable cloud file sharing platform with huge appeal to a wide range of businesses seeking strict access security, integral document management, and automated workflows

Synology ActiveProtect DP7400 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A purpose-built backup appliance that delivers a high storage capacity for the price, heaps of data backup and recovery features, and solid ransomware protection

Nakivo Backup & Replication 11 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A great data protection choice for SMBs with easy management, extensive platform support, and affordable licensing

Arctera Backup Exec 24 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A great choice for protecting physical and virtual environments with affordable and simple license plans

Arcserve UDP 10 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Powerful data protection software for a wide range of environments with excellent recovery features and optional cloud management

StorMagic SvSAN 6.3 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Easy to deploy and manage, StorMagic's SvSAN is a great choice for SMBs and enterprises seeking affordable, always-on software-defined storage

WatchGuard EPDR review
By Dave Mitchell last updated
Reviews Smart cloud-hosted endpoint protection that combines great platform and mobile support with a wealth of security features

WithSecure Elements Cloud Platform review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Tough endpoint protection and a wealth of cloud security options priced right for mid-sized businesses

HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen11 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews The minuscule MicroServer Gen11 delivers a big performance boost over its predecessors and an innovative chassis design

HPE ProLiant DL145 Gen11 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A rugged and very well-designed edge server offering a remarkably high EPYC core count for its size

How to set up a server for small businesses
By Dave Mitchell published
How To Despite the allure of cloud-hosted services, on-premises servers still offer significant benefits to small businesses

Broadberry CyberServe EPYC EP1-226T review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A great value and powerful rack server that leverages a GPU to unleash the full potential of NVMe SSD RAID arrays

Dell PowerEdge T160 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews This superbly designed entry-level server packs a hardware specification that belies its minuscule dimensions

HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A smartly designed low-profile rack server with a massive core count and storage features to match

Dell PowerEdge T360 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Plenty of features and a burly build quality make this tower server a great choice for growing SMBs

HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews An affordable single-socket rack server offering a high EPYC core count and a remarkable storage capacity

Qsan XCubeNXT XN8126D review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A smart unified storage array offering end-to-end redundancy and a massive expansion potential

Dell PowerEdge R260 review
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Dell's little rack server packs a solid hardware punch at a price that will appeal to SMBs

Best cloud file sharing services
By Dave Mitchell published
Best Cloud file sharing is ideal for companies embracing a hybrid workforce – we find the best business solutions that could be your next collaboration partner

Best network monitoring tools
By Dave Mitchell last updated
Best We feature the best network monitoring tools, to make it simpler and easier to manage all aspects of remote monitoring of your IT infrastructure
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