
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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HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen10 Plus review: An EPYC power plant
Reviews A powerful and highly expandable rack dense server geared up for heavy-duty workloads
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HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen10 Plus review: Virtually perfect
Reviews An affordable choice for virtualization duties and storage-centric workloads
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Brother X-Series MFC-J6957DW review: Large-format inkjet ideal for SMBs on a budget
Reviews High-res printing is slow, but this versatile inkjet MFP offers unbeatable running costs, value and features
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Brother ADS-4900W review: A high standard for desktop scanning
Reviews Speed, features, output quality and value make this desktop scanner the perfect choice for SMBs
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Zoho Assist Enterprise: Uncomplicated cloud-hosted remote support
Reviews Affordable cloud-hosted remote control for all sizes of business that's easy to use and rich in features
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Dell PowerEdge XR11 review: More power to the edge
Reviews A well-designed and powerful edge server that's small on space and large on features
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Qnap TS-h1090FU review: Affordable flash in a rack
Reviews An entry-level all-Flash array with enterprise performance at an SMB price
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SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere review: IT management for the larger business
Reviews Big support for big businesses as this web-hosted solution delivers a wealth of features and tight access security
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TerraMaster T6-423: A compact and quiet NAS with plenty of storage
Reviews Some TOS 5 apps aren't ready yet, but this affordable desktop NAS offers plenty of storage features and good performance
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Commvault Metallic review: A slick hybrid backup solution
Reviews Flexible hybrid data protection that’s easily deployed and managed with a backup module for every occasion
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Zyxel ZyWALL ATP200 review: A persuasive defence against unknown threats
Reviews A top-value appliance with great cloud management and clever protection against unknown threats
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GoTo Resolve Basic review: An SMB-friendly remote support service
Reviews This good-value hosted remote support service is ideal for SMBs that demand zero-trust access security
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Barracuda Backup 295 review: Data protection in a box
Reviews Ideal for SMBs, this easily deployed and flexible appliance takes care of all your hybrid backup needs
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WatchGuard Firebox T20-W review
Reviews This affordable desktop appliance is a great choice for protecting small offices and home workers
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Acronis Cyber Protect Connect Professional review: Affordable but frustrating
Reviews Good-value cloud support with great admin features, but agent deployment needs streamlining
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TP-Link Omada EAP650 review: An impressive Gigabit performer
Reviews A great-value Wi-Fi 6 AP with a good turn of speed, top cloud management and meshing support
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Sophos XGS 116 review: A small and mighty appliance
Reviews This clever and compact security gateway brings outstanding security and remote management features at a tempting price
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Dell EMC PowerEdge T350 review: A fantastic little machine
Reviews A superbly built single-socket server for SMBs, with great expansion potential and remote management features
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DrayTek Vigor 2866ax review: Faster than you might expect
Reviews A versatile and very affordable SMB security router with Wi-Fi 6 and top-notch WAN redundancy
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Qnap KoiBox-100W review: An intriguing alternative
Reviews A versatile and affordable videoconferencing solution with great wireless screen presentation features
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Qnap TS-i410X review: Rock-solid network storage
Reviews Qnap’s rugged network storage appliance goes where other NAS fear to tread
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R650xs review: An ‘xtra special’ rack server
Reviews A powerful and expandable 1U rack server that’s ideal for businesses on a strict budget
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TerraMaster U8-111 review: A smashing budget NAS rack
Reviews Modest performance and features, but a good-value rack NAS that ticks all the network storage boxes
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Qnap TS-h1290FX review: Flashy desktop storage
Reviews A sleek and affordable desktop NVMe all-Flash array that delivers great 25GbE performance
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