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

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

Barracuda Backup 295 review: Data protection in a box
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Ideal for SMBs, this easily deployed and flexible appliance takes care of all your hybrid backup needs

WatchGuard Firebox T20-W review
By Dave Mitchell last updated
Reviews This affordable desktop appliance is a great choice for protecting small offices and home workers

Acronis Cyber Protect Connect Professional review: Affordable but frustrating
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Good-value cloud support with great admin features, but agent deployment needs streamlining

TP-Link Omada EAP650 review: An impressive Gigabit performer
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A great-value Wi-Fi 6 AP with a good turn of speed, top cloud management and meshing support

Sophos XGS 116 review: A small and mighty appliance
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews This clever and compact security gateway brings outstanding security and remote management features at a tempting price

Dell EMC PowerEdge T350 review: A fantastic little machine
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A superbly built single-socket server for SMBs, with great expansion potential and remote management features

DrayTek Vigor 2866ax review: Faster than you might expect
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A versatile and very affordable SMB security router with Wi-Fi 6 and top-notch WAN redundancy

Qnap KoiBox-100W review: An intriguing alternative
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A versatile and affordable videoconferencing solution with great wireless screen presentation features

Qnap TS-i410X review: Rock-solid network storage
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Qnap’s rugged network storage appliance goes where other NAS fear to tread

Dell EMC PowerEdge R650xs review: An ‘xtra special’ rack server
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A powerful and expandable 1U rack server that’s ideal for businesses on a strict budget

TerraMaster U8-111 review: A smashing budget NAS rack
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Modest performance and features, but a good-value rack NAS that ticks all the network storage boxes

Qnap TS-h1290FX review: Flashy desktop storage
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A sleek and affordable desktop NVMe all-Flash array that delivers great 25GbE performance

Qsan XCubeNAS XN5008T review: Business-quality data protection
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A basic set of apps, but this desktop NAS offers high capacity, good performance and valuable data protection

Xerox D35 Scanner review: A great choice for heavy workloads
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A budget USB scanner offering good speeds, a great range of apps and clever networking capabilities

Qnap TS-873AU-RP review: A great storage package in a space-saving chassis
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews This short-depth rack NAS delivers high capacity plus good performance and data-protection features
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