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Tech Decision Maker March 10, 2016 CFOs fear tech disruption, but aren't doing anything about it A recent report from Accenture Strategy said 24% of CFOs fear their business will be eliminated by disruption and 58% believe their industry is in danger, but most are doing nothing to stop it. 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 White House expands TechHire for Americans, opens door to more international students, powers up makers New forum seeks to unite 100 cities in standards to drive smart city innovation IT security spending: It's time to rethink our priorities Veteran startup founders explain how to build and grow your company 10 ways big data, analytics, and sensors are helping behind the scenes Women in tech: 20 stories of women doing big things with their tech skills Featured Webcast Live Webcast : How to Build Intelligent Systems Using Cognitive Patterns Developers today are increasingly using cognitive technology to build intelligent systems. This live webcast will explore how to leverage cognitive patterns to quickly create your own cognitive application. Learn what cognitive systems are, where they are being used today and how to compose cognitive patterns into systems that solve domain-specific challenges. Register now! 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.) Video Demo: The Power of Predictive Intelligence (IBM Digital Analytics) Forrester: The Total Economic Impact of CA Unified Infrastructure Management (CA Technologies) How Dropbox Business helps IT reduce risk (Denmark) (Dropbox) E.P.I.C. Application Performance Management (French) (CA Technologies) A special feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Internet of Things: The Security Challenge The Internet of Things is feeding us countless new streams of data to quantify and analyze things in ways that were never before possible. It's also creating serious new security risks in the process. We examine the possibilities and the dangers. Special Offer Web Hosting Solutions Check out CNET's list detailing some of the best Web Hosting companies for 2016. Find Web Hosting providers using price comparisons, specials, coupons and find hosting for specific needs like Wordpress, PrestaShop, along with green energy hosting, drag-and-drop website builder and more. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Click the newsletter title below to subscribe. Innovation Five Apps Connect with TechRepublic Visit the Subscription 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.