However, it will still continue to rely on outsourcing for direct technical needs, such as coding.

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Data science can create value by getting tools such as R and Hadoop into common parlance, making coding something that subject matter experts desire to learn in order to communicate effectively with data scientist colleagues.

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They are a fraction of TCS's 215, 000-strong workforce but represent the bridgehead of its ambitions to go beyond being merely an outsourced back-office and coding shop and take on such consultancy giants as IBM, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Accenture on their home turf.

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Groups like the ASRM have a series of strong protocol recommendations for in vitro procedures, such as accurately labeling embryos with the patient's name and Social Security number, and color-coding samples uniquely to avoid confusion.

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Not surprisingly, early generation predictive coding tools are far more complex and difficult to use than traditional legal technology tools such as keyword search, concept search, email threading, and data clustering to name a few.

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There are many talented developers, for example, who are happy to invest countless hours with no cash compensation to develop open source software such as the Firefox browser or the Linux operating system because it gives them satisfaction and a chance to show off their coding chops to the broader community of developers.

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