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When we hire IT contractors who work in house, then we supply everything. I am not letting you plug your computer into my network. You use our software, so wh
by sloaken 6y ago
When we hire IT contractors who work in house, then we supply everything. I am not letting you plug your computer into my network. You use our software, so when the contract is over, and the next person has to maintain it, it is easier.
I have worked a remote contract where I was supplied everything. Laptop / SW / libraries. When the contract ended I returned everything. When the contract restarted 5 months later, guess what I received in the mail.
In IT, so much is 'unique version' that having contractor provided items causes a version control nightmare.
Construction uses more standard items. Although an individual might not own a XYZZY the contracting company should. And if not, they can usually rent it for a day or two. With SaaS this might become more of the case with IT.
- giobox 6y agoIn my experience, this is more for data protection reasons than anything else. Companies are simply paranoid now about any computer on the network for fear customer data leaves. At my company, when we have worked with third parties who demand this (which is common), this is the reason. All the other issues you cite can be solved by dictating a tech stack to your contractor - they will follow, as can of course be sued if they do not. Non-functional requirements like these are relatively easy to gather.