
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.
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Gradwell Wave review
Reviews Gradwell Wave is a classy cloud VoIP service that’s swift to deploy, with great call-handling features at a price to please SMBs
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Qsan XCubeSAN XS5326D review
Reviews The Qsan XCubeSAN XS5326D is a great value hybrid Flash storage array offering high reliability and top performance
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Sophos XGS 136w review
Reviews The Sophos XGS 136w is a well-endowed desktop firewall appliance with a very particular set of security skills
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Netgear WAX220 review
Reviews Not the best value, but the Netgear WAX220 is easy to deploy and delivers good performance and coverage
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How to pick the best NAS for your business
Tutorials NAS appliances can help you grow your business - here's what you should look for
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Qnap TS-h987XU-RP review
Reviews The Qnap TS-h987XU-RP is a small rack NAS with hybrid storage services and great backup features
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TerraMaster U4-423 review
Reviews The TerraMaster U4-423 is a budget rack NAS offering good 2.5GbE performance and plenty of data-protection services
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Qsan XCubeNAS XN8112R review: Monumental capacity potential
Reviews The Qsan XCubeNAS is a high-performing hybrid storage solution with plenty of fast network ports and huge expansion potential
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D-Link DAP-X2850 review
Reviews The D-Link DAP-X2850 is expensive, but this Wi-Fi 6 AP performs well and comes with feature-rich and free management software
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Broadberry CyberServe EPYC EP1 112-4NVMe-G G4 review
Reviews A great value 1P AMD EPYC rack server with a mammoth processing density
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Synology DiskStation DS923+ review
Reviews A good-value small business desktop NAS with a wealth of data backup features and plenty of power for the price
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WatchGuard Firebox T85-PoE review
Reviews A table-top appliance offering tough security measures for SMBs and remote offices at a great price
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TP-Link JetStream TL-SG3452XP review
Reviews A high-density Gigabit PoE+ switch with a big power budget for the price and lots of management features
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IDrive RemotePC Enterprise review
Reviews A top remote support choice for larger organizations, with easy cloud management and great security
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Synology RackStation RS422+ review
Reviews The Synology RackStation RS422+ is an affordable short-depth rack NAS with decent speeds and data protection but limited upgrade options
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HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 review: Cores galore and plenty more
Reviews HPE's superbly designed 2U rack server takes CPU core density to the next level
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Dell PowerEdge R760 review: A fourth-gen Xeon Scalable power station
Reviews A hugely powerful and versatile Gen4 Xeon Scalable rack server well-suited to demanding enterprise workloads
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Zyxel WAX620D-6E review: Impeccable wireless performance across the board
Reviews Expensive, but this cloud-managed AP delivers excellent performance and is ready for Wi-Fi 6E
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AdRem NetCrunch 13 review: Great network monitoring for time-poor SMBs
Reviews Easily deployed and affordable network monitoring for SMBs with a range of highly informative viewpoints
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EnGenius ECW336 review: A mighty Wi-Fi 6E package
Reviews It's expensive, but this tri-band Wi-Fi 6E AP offers top performance and great cloud management services
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Ionos HiDrive Pro review: Simple cloud file-sharing
Reviews Best suited to SMBs seeking uncomplicated cloud file sharing and device backup at a fair price
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ShareFile Premium review
Reviews Good value, unlimited cloud capacity and large file support make this a top collaboration choice for SMBs
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Egnyte Business review: The perfect collaboration partner for SMBs
Reviews A top collaboration service with great access controls, built-in malware protection and versatile app integration
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Qnap TS-1655 review: A desktop storage leviathan
Reviews Qnap's mighty 16-bay NAS puts more storage on your desk than anyone else
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