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Tech Decision Maker March 29, 2016 Why fixing tech's gender and racial gaps is more crucial than ever Diversity helps the bottom line in business and in the boardroom; on a larger scale, it's essential to the future of tech and society. So why isn't the tech industry more representative of society? Resource of the day 2015 Cost of Data Breach Study: India IBM and Ponemon Institute are pleased to present the 2015 Cost of Data Breach Study: India, our fourth annual benchmark study on the cost of data breach incidents for companies based in India. Additional TechRepublic Resources Virtual reality for business: The smart person's guide BetterCloud's 360 video gives applicants and new employees an insider's view 4 lessons on how to develop a new business department How GE is using 3D printing to unleash the biggest revolution in large-scale manufacturing in over a century 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 Case Study for Loft Group: Innovating e-learning and Transforming Solution Delivery (IBM Cloud) Pragmatic Guide to Getting Started with DevOps (CA Technologies) Evaluating file sync and share solutions: 12 questions to ask about security (Dropbox) E.P.I.C. Application Performance Management (Italian) (CA Technologies) Business Resiliency: The Need for 24/7/365 Operations (Japanese) (IBM) 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. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Click the newsletter title below to subscribe. 10 Things Apple in the Enterprise 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.