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at the industry we ’ re in , is there are a lot of technologies that get mentioned again and again ,” Grainger continues . “ Machine learning and data analytics , for example . I think in themselves those are very important problems to solve , and we have some amazing capability within our teams who are working on those very problems .
“ However , I think the other element is for the industry to work out how it delivers these technologies . You can be first to market with a piece of technology – the trick is staying in that position . From a technology perspective , we should borrow approaches taken from the software sector , where we can keep our software fresh and up to date .”
ALL ABOARD THE TOOL CHAIN
As technology continues to refresh and update , so too has the way in Freshfields approaches innovation .
Grainger identified the need to unite the imperatives of fast delivery and the ability to keep such technology up to date and relevant once it has been deployed .
Further , Freshfields ’ innovation team , comprising lawyers and industry experts with a wealth of experience , should not have to worry about fixed costs associated with running their own innovation platforms . Rather than concentrate on such costs ( like scalability and security ), the focus should be on the core value proposition and what software development can achieve .
Enter Freshfields ’ own software development tool chain , the company ’ s answer to the ‘ buy versus build ’ conundrum .
12 June 2018