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Tech Decision Maker February 11, 2016 How to be a globally-minded IT executive There are big advantages to being fluent in the language, systems, and culture of the countries with which you're doing business. Resource of the day Whitepaper: Seven Ways to Reduce Waste and Accelerate Software Delivery This paper will explore best practices for identifying and eliminating seven types of waste: Waiting, handoffs and task switching, motion, extra processes, extra features, partially completed work and defects. Additional TechRepublic Resources 'Get out there' and find your company's non-escalated problems: CIO of Williams Martini Racing India's IT services sector takes a hit from doubled work visa fees Obama seeks $19b for cybersecurity in 2017, a 36% increase Why SMBs should build a threat intelligence program -- no tech investment required Apache Kafka is booming, but should you use it? New from Tech Pro Research New equipment budget policy This Tech Pro Research policy enables the IT department to coordinate equipment purchases, standardize components based on job responsibility, and prepare for maintenance, repairs and upgrades. Sign up for a Free Trial of Tech Pro Research and preview our articles, tools, policies, and templates. Today's recommended downloads Whitepaper: Seven Ways to Reduce Waste and Accelerate Software Delivery (IBM Corp.) How to Protect Our Digital World from Cyber Attacks - Video (IBM Security Intelligence) E-book Series #3: Four Steps to Achieving Agile Parallel Development (CA Technologies) Agile Infrastructure Monitoring for the Application Economy (CA Technologies) 5 Fundamentals of Virtual Server Protection (CommVault) A special feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet VR and AR: The Business Reality Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are going to be useful for far more than just gaming. We explore the ways the technology will be used for training, marketing, product design, and much more. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Click the newsletter title below to subscribe. Five Apps Innovation Connect with TechRepublic Visit the Subscripton Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy © 2016 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.