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
Logitech Rally Bar Mini review: Everything SMBs need for professional video meetings
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A professional solution for medium-sized meeting rooms with great video quality
Netgear WAX615 review: Excellent Wi-Fi 6 performance for SMBs
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews An affordable AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 AP with great performance, classy cloud management and easy meshing
Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 Edge Server review: A powerful server package for small spaces
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Lenovo's miniscule ThinkEdge SE450 delivers plenty of processing power to the outer limits
WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection review: Holistic protection at a great price
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Smart cloud-hosted security offering affordable endpoint protection for a wide range of devices at a good price
Vipre Endpoint Security Cloud review: A sound choice for SMBs with Windows and Mac users
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Lacking mobile support, but a great choice for SMBs seeking simple endpoint security at a good price
WatchGuard EPDR review: An incredible range of security measures
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Clever cloud-managed endpoint protection with a wealth of innovative security measures at a good price
Broadberry CyberStore Xeon SP2-490-G3 review: Super-massive storage
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A big storage appliance for big data with a powerful hardware package and great performance
Qnap TS-h1887XU-RP review: A powerful hybrid NAS
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A small rack NAS appliance with a big storage capacity and excellent performance
Avast Premium Business Security review: Feature-rich endpoint management for SMBs
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Avast delivers a wealth of tough, easily managed endpoint protection measures at a good price
Zyxel NR5101 review: A competitively priced 5G mobile router
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A flexible and affordable 5G mobile router with speedy Wi-Fi 6 services and support for cloud management
Retrospect Backup 18.5 review: A solid choice for the protection of physical systems
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews No virtualisation host or MS365 support, but a good-value choice to protect servers and workstations
HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen10 Plus review: An EPYC power plant
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A powerful and highly expandable rack dense server geared up for heavy-duty workloads
HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen10 Plus review: Virtually perfect
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews An affordable choice for virtualization duties and storage-centric workloads
Brother X-Series MFC-J6957DW review: Large-format inkjet ideal for SMBs on a budget
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews High-res printing is slow, but this versatile inkjet MFP offers unbeatable running costs, value and features
Brother ADS-4900W review: A high standard for desktop scanning
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Speed, features, output quality and value make this desktop scanner the perfect choice for SMBs
Zoho Assist Enterprise: Uncomplicated cloud-hosted remote support
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Affordable cloud-hosted remote control for all sizes of business that's easy to use and rich in features
Dell PowerEdge XR11 review: More power to the edge
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A well-designed and powerful edge server that's small on space and large on features
Qnap TS-h1090FU review: Affordable flash in a rack
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews An entry-level all-Flash array with enterprise performance at an SMB price
SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere review: IT management for the larger business
By Dave Mitchell last updated
Reviews Big support for big businesses as this web-hosted solution delivers a wealth of features and tight access security
TerraMaster T6-423: A compact and quiet NAS with plenty of storage
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Some TOS 5 apps aren't ready yet, but this affordable desktop NAS offers plenty of storage features and good performance
Commvault Metallic review: A slick hybrid backup solution
By Dave Mitchell last updated
Reviews Flexible hybrid data protection that’s easily deployed and managed with a backup module for every occasion
Zyxel ZyWALL ATP200 review: A persuasive defence against unknown threats
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A top-value appliance with great cloud management and clever protection against unknown threats
GoTo Resolve Basic review: An SMB-friendly remote support service
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews This good-value hosted remote support service is ideal for SMBs that demand zero-trust access security
Get the ITPro. daily newsletter
Receive our latest news, industry updates, featured resources and more. Sign up today to receive our FREE report on AI cyber crime & security - newly updated for 2024.