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Data Center March 7, 2016 Google and AT&T: Fighting fiber with fiber On this episode of the TechRepublic podcast Conner Forrest explains how the AT&T's lawsuit to prevent Google Fiber in Louisville could have national implications. And, Bill Detwiler shares listener feedback about the Apple and FBI standoff. 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 Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74 How shark attacks, shipwrecks, and earthquakes threaten global communications How the White House 'Opportunity Project' wants to use open data to improve communities How to clean up system files with the Windows 10 Disk Cleanup tool Why data science is just grade school math and writing Featured Webcast Live Webcast - The Next Disruption: The Experience Economy and Customer Outcomes Winning customers for life isn't a nice-to-have, it's a must-have. Companies like Apple, Uber and Starbucks are showing the world that customers don't necessarily buy products - they buy outcomes. When customers need to satisfy their needs or desires, C-level executives realize that the key to success lies in delivering those outcomes. Digital disruption will cause 40% of companies to cease existing in meaningful way within the next 10 years. A focus on outcomes is critical now. Learn how to improve your customer experiences, exceed your customer outcomes and stay on the right side of disruption by joining this exclusive webinar. Explore in-depth case studies showcasing a global nutrition company and a global sports equipment producer, showing how they orient their products and customer experiences around the customer's desired outcome Learn how and why your business can move from peddling a product to helping a customer achieve the outcome they want Discover how delivering the right content to the right person, in the right place and at the right time, helps create a customer for life. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your customer experiences and deliver outcomes that transcend your products! Register today! Featured multimedia Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10 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) Choosing the Right API Management Solution for the Enterprise User (CA Technologies) 5 considerations when evaluating a file sync and share solution (German) (Dropbox) CA - Redefining Infrastructure Management for Today's Application Economy (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. Election Tech 2016 TechRepublic Cover Stories 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.