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 IT Pro and its sister title, PC Pro, he covers all areas of business IT including servers, storage, network security, data protection, cloud, infrastructure and services.

How to buy the right printer for your business

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Zyxel NWA90AX review: Wi-Fi 6 at a bargain price

Arcserve 9288DR Appliance review: The backup host with the most

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Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 review: High on storage, low on price

Ionos HiDrive Pro review: Simple, straightforward backup

Auvik Network Management review: A breeze to deploy

WatchGuard Firebox T40-W review: Powerful yet classy

Files.com review: A great all-round cloud collaborator

Box Business Plus review: Cloud storage that’s very hard to beat

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor 21.4 review: Hard to beat

Trust Iris review: A mighty lozenge of video conferencing goodness

Dell EMC PowerEdge R450 review: Rack-dense server power for SMBs

D-Link Nuclias DBA-X1230P review: Pricey but powerful

Poly Studio P21 review: Lights, camera, action

WatchGuard Firebox M290 review: Stiff security at a great price

VirtualMetric review: Let down by poor support

Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xs review: A pocket-friendly power plant

Ubiquiti Networks UniFi U6-LR review: A wealth of features for a very fair price

TP-Link Omada EAP620 HD review: No speed demon

Netgear Orbi Pro Wi-Fi 6 review: Super-fast and super pricey

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Buying business backup software in 2022

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