The problem is that most IT consultancies are crap. They don’t care about the work, just about dinging you for the next project. Apple should think about building a pool of contractor talent from smaller outfits, who in my experience are a lot more professional.
I've never seen anything quite like it.
Apple IS&T tools have always spanned the entire range from stellar to lackluster. For a long time many of them were written in Webobjects (java) originally developed by NeXT Software, so the solution you used may very well have been written in it. Even iTunes were built on WebObjects for a long time.
I suspect as Apple is drifting further and further away from server type tools in their offerings (both HW and SW), you're gonna get the usual crappy run of the mill solutions those consultancy companies are so well known for also deployed for IS&T.
The hostility between employee and employer along with the difficulty in firing an unwanted employee I think is the prime reason why many people would rather hire contractors instead of employees.
Aaaand you’re saying what, exactly? That it’s the employees fault for there being hostility...??
Because it’s usually about companies not wanting to spend money on full-time salaries and benefits for full-time workers to do tasks that the company views as an undesirable expense. Internal tools don’t contribute to company image and don’t make profit. Therefore, their perceived value is as this article shows: lowest bidder, low quality work.
Apple leadership *should* value those tools as necessary for running Apple, and for making the actually sellable products... but we see that Apple is run by MBA types, currently, so...
So you clearly don’t work in technology, or know what you’re talking about.
These infrastructure projects have a finite lifespan; they’re not ongoing work such as design and retail, so there’s no point hiring full-time staff who’d you only have to let go when the project’s done. Or perhaps, with your wealth business experience, you think constantly firing full-time staff is better for morale?
The problem is that most IT consultancies are crap. They don’t care about the work, just about dinging you for the next project. Apple should think about building a pool of contractor talent from smaller outfits, who in my experience are a lot more professional.
Wow, you’re so close to the problem that you can’t see it. Just like government, Apple need their own department that exists for these tasks, instead of risking dealing with the third-party contractors every time a need comes up for this. You yourself just SAID that such consultancies don’t care about the work. Apple are already being forced to fix or recreate the work of the contractors, AS SAID IN THE ARTICLE. Having a department of internal experts is better in THE LONG TERM, even if they’re not constantly working on these tasks.
You are both right. In general for a once off project, you might want to outsource, but the tools eat in Apple prob is an ongoing project.
Not sure what that proves or disproves. OutSourcing != hiring individual contractors anyway
Proves? it wasn't intended to "prove' anything, much less that anything you said was wrong. It's a list of jobs Apple typically contracts out and the pay involved. Others may be interested in knowing even if you might not be. Heck there may be AI members interested into looking into a contract job with Apple and the link explains how to go about it. You're welcome
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I suspect as Apple is drifting further and further away from server type tools in their offerings (both HW and SW), you're gonna get the usual crappy run of the mill solutions those consultancy companies are so well known for also deployed for IS&T.