Dave Mitchell

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

The Qnap TS-h3077AFU on the ITPro background

Qnap TS-h3077AFU review: An expandable all-flash array with a price that's right for SMBs

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews With a 2U 30-bay all-flash array, powerful hardware specification, high memory capacity, and plenty of room for further expansion, the TS-h3077AFU is in a league of its own

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The Ugreen NASync DXP6800 Pro on the ITPro background

Ugreen NASync DXP6800 Pro review: An affordable NAS alternative to Qnap and Synology

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews A great value desktop NAS with dual Thunderbolt 4 ports but software development has a way to go

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The HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen11 on the ITPro background

HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen11 review: A smart liquid-cooled rack server for budget-conscious enterprises

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews The DL560 has a unique closed-loop liquid cooling system capable of handling a diverse range of heavy-duty workloads

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The Broadberry CyberServe Ryzen RY1-104 on the ITPro background

Broadberry CyberServe Ryzen RY1-104 review: A core-heavy Ryzen rack server at an entry-level price

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews Broadberry presents a very affordable and more powerful entry-level alternative to Xeon E rack servers

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The Qnap TS-h1677AXU-RP on the ITPro background

Qnap TS-h1677AXU-RP review: Fast Ryzen-powered storage for SMBs

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews A versatile and powerful rack NAS with excellent 25GbE performance and plenty of data protection features

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The Lenovo ThinkEdge SE350 V2 edge server on the ITPro background

Lenovo ThinkEdge SE350 V2 review: Lenovo ditches the frills to provide serious firepower to those tight on space

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews The SE350 V2 is a slim-line chassis that sports a more powerful D-2700 CPU and faster 3,200MHz TruDDR4 memory

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The Dell CloudIQ interfaces on the ITPro background

Dell CloudIQ review: No-cost classy cloud monitoring for Dell systems

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews CloudIQ keeps your entire Dell infrastructure healthy with smart monitoring, cybersecurity, and predictive analytics

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The HPE ProLiant DL380a Gen11 on the ITPro background

HPE ProLiant DL380a Gen11 review: A graphically great server

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews This powerful 2U rack server combines a high GPU density with classic ProLiant build quality

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The Lenovo ThinkEdge SE360 V2 on the ITPro background

Lenovo ThinkEdge SE360 V2 review: The littlest edge server

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews A versatile and NVMe-dense edge server that puts big power in tight spaces

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A series of blue blocks with binary code displayed alongside yellow padlocks

How to choose a UTM device in 2025

By Dave Mitchell last updated

In-depth If SMBs want to stay safe, they should switch to all-in-one business protection devices

In-depth
The Park Place Technologies Entuity interfaces

Park Place Technologies Entuity review: A great network monitoring contender

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews This easily deployed network monitoring software scores highly for its rich set of features and smartly designed web console

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A Rack server in a data center

Best business servers

By Dave Mitchell last updated

Best Whether you need systems, services, or storage power, we find the server solution that’s best for your business

Best
The HPE GreenLake Compute Ops Management interfaces

HPE GreenLake Compute Ops Management review: Smart cloud-direct management for ProLiant servers

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews A natural choice for distributed businesses that want cloud-controlled server lifecycle management

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The Qnap TVS-h874T hardware and software

Qnap TVS-h874T review: The Thunderbolt 4 NAS you need

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews This powerful desktop NAS appliance and its high-speed Thunderbolt 4 ports will appeal to video editors

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A headset lying on a keyboard with a blurry phone in the background

What to look for in a VoIP system

By Dave Mitchell last updated

In-depth Whether your making the transition from analog to digital systems, or your just shopping for an alternative, here's what to look for in a VoIP system

In-depth
The Fujitsu Server Primergy RX2530 M7 on the ITPro background

Fujitsu Server Primergy RX2530 M7 review: A well-designed and affordable rack server

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews This 1U rack server delivers plenty of power and high scalability at a great price

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The HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 on the ITPro background

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 review: A supremely versatile rack server

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews An ideal partner for SMBs and enterprises with diverse and demanding workloads

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The Sophos Intercept Z Advance interface on the ITPro background

Sophos Intercept X Advanced review: A huge range of endpoint protection measures for the price

By Dave Mitchell last updated

Reviews A superb range of security measures and a well-designed cloud portal make endpoint protection a breeze

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The WithSecure Elements EPP and EDR interface on the ITPro background

WithSecure Elements EPP and EDR review: Endpoint protection on a plate

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews An affordable cloud-managed solution with smart automated remediation services

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The Eset Protect Cloud Avanced interface

Eset Protect Cloud Advanced review: An impressive arsenal of endpoint protection features

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews Policy management is complex, but Eset offers an affordable and flexible cloud-hosted solution

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The Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud user interface

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud review: Slick automated threat remediation

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews A single cloud service that neatly combines malware protection with backup and recovery features

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An illustration of a man sitting at a desk using a computer, with his local files being backed up to a server and the cloud

Hybrid backup strategy for business

By Dave Mitchell last updated

In-depth Flexible working is here to stay, and backing up has never been more important

In-depth
The OWC Jupiter Callisto interface

OWC Jupiter Callisto review: Affordable and reliable unified storage

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews A TrueNAS scale-powered storage appliance with a big capacity and a great set of features

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The Broadberry CyberServe Xeon SP1-103 NVMe G4 interface

Broadberry CyberServe Xeon SP1-102 NVMe G4 review: A small, powerful, and affordable rack server

By Dave Mitchell published

Reviews Broadberry gets edgy with a great value rack server that'll fit in small spaces

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The Nakivo Backup & replication interface

Nakivo Backup & Replication 10.9 review: For SMBs that don't want their backup software tied to a Windows Server host

By Dave Mitchell last updated

Reviews Extensive platform support, good value, and great data protection features make Nakivo a fine choice for SMBs

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