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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Remote hands ANYWHERE?
At 03:52 PM 4/13/2003, you wrote: This sort of thing has occurred to me several times. I'm available here in Chicago and would be happy to lend a hand when needed, but we've got some equipment scattered here too and I could use some help when I'm not available at home as well.We would also have need for occasional non-emergency upgrades and additions. The reason we'd like a company is that we don't want someone on vacation at exactly the time we need those hands on our boxes. With the amount of internet equipment scattered around the US (and the world) it seems like there's a business here for somebody. Just not us. Any thoughts/comments about some kind of web based clearinghouse/matchmaker site for people/companies willing to work as remote hands, what city/cities they're available in, hours of availability and the such. Companies such as you can use it to find long term arrangements such as this, or even just use it as a reference when you have a router die at 3am half way across the planet and you can't reach your employee there and need to find someone NOW? I'd be willing to whip up something like this and host it. The only thing holding me back is the uncertainty that something like this would actually be used. I think it'd be a great tool for companies to find people in a pinch, and great for network engineers to get the occasional bit of work. If any of you would like to let me know (off list) what your thoughts are on this, features or suggestions, and I'll summarize later.
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