Esther Kezia Thorpe
Esther is a freelance media analyst, podcaster, and one-third of Media Voices. She has previously worked as a content marketing lead for Dennis Publishing and the Media Briefing. She writes frequently on topics such as subscriptions and tech developments for industry sites such as Digital Content Next and What’s New in Publishing. She is co-founder of the Publisher Podcast Awards and Publisher Podcast Summit; the first conference and awards dedicated to celebrating and elevating publisher podcasts.
Latest articles by Esther Kezia Thorpe
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What is cloud sprawl?
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Cloud sprawl is a challenge for IT managers trying to keep track of cloud instances
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51% of UK employees want more flexible work options
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Flexibility isn’t just beneficial to workers, but also to employers
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What are the risks of cloud adoption?
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth As cloud adoption grows, so does the complexity and risk exposure of managing them
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The cost of IT security incidents in 5 charts
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Where do enterprises and SMBs stand on security investment?
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How IT businesses can set clear goals
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
Opinion Setting clear business goals might be obvious, but it's not that easy
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How SMBs are responding to GDPR in 4 key charts
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth What steps are SMBs across Europe taking to prepare for GDPR?
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What is Apache Kafka?
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Learn about the distributed stream processing engine powering thousands of well-known companies
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Level up your security offering with these simple tips
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Attacks are inevitable, but a layered approach to security ensures a strong defence
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Going paperless? Make your PDFs accessible
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Why document accessibility should be at the top of your agenda
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Three benefits of data streaming platforms
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Streaming platforms are designed to solve the explosion of data businesses face
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How can a help desk build your business?
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth A help desk presents opportunities to resolve problems effectively and build good client relationships
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Why email security is your next big opportunity
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth What features are key for MSPs to truly mitigate clients’ email risk?
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Enterprises buy 50% of their software without IT involvement
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth What effect is the consumerisation of IT having on businesses?
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3 tips to help choose an IT Rack
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth What should you consider when deciding which IT racks are suitable for your business needs?
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4 steps you can take to lower the risk of ransomware attacks
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth With the ever-increasing frequency in attacks, it's likely many of us will be targeted by ransomware
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Data-based automation in 6 charts
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth A small number of ITSMs have started to use data to power automated service delivery
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The rise of ransomware as a service
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Ransomware is no longer just for hackers - it's available off-the-shelf
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The ransomware threat in numbers
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Over the last year, ransomware has grown in sophistication and diversity
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Taking a hybrid approach to application migration
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Not all parts of an application can or should migrate to the cloud
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3 tips to make shifting enterprise apps to the cloud easy
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth Moving enterprise applications to a public cloud can reduce costs and increase agility
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The 5 principles of a successful Next Generation Data Centre
By Esther Kezia Thorpe published
In-depth NGDC design involves a unified approach to applying five architectural principles across each layer of the data centre framework
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