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
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
TP-Link JetStream TL-SX3016F review: Plenty of ports at a pleasing price
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A great-value fibre 10GbE switch with a low cost per port, high performance and plenty of features
Voip Unlimited Voip Exchange review: Smart and simple
By Dave Mitchell last updated
Reviews Feature-rich and affordable, Voip Exchange delivers easily deployed and reliable cloud-hosted voice services
Zyxel XS1930-12HP review: In a league of its own
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A powerful switch with a network connection for every occasion and powerful PoE++ services
Synology DiskStation DS3622xs+ review: Big storage for small offices
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Huge capacity, slick data-protection apps and great performance make this an ideal on-site storage vault
Zyxel WAX610D Unified Pro Access Point review: Leaves the rest in the dust
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews It’s pricey, but this fast Wi-Fi 6 AP offers plenty of business-class features and great cloud management
How to choose the right cloud supplier for your business
By Dave Mitchell last updated
In-depth Whether you've already moved your servers to the cloud or are in the market for something new, here's what to look out for
Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1300 review: Affordable, versatile and impressive
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews The compact ScanSnap iX1300 combines great scan speeds and output quality in a space-saving package
3CX Phone System Enterprise 18 review: Unbeatable value
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Whether it’s on-premises or cloud-hosted, 3CX’s affordable Phone System 18 is perfect for SMBs
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