Wanting to do contract work. But how?

[Bob Dubery]

hi all,

I'm a PICK/U2 developer (mostly Universe) with 30 odd years experience (first worked on Prime Information in 1988). Currently I am working for one company and I connect to their windows domain via a VPN using a lap top they supply. They (not me) have admin rights on this computer, take care of updates and security. I connect to their VPN using a client they supply and manage.

This relationship comes to an end on December 31.

I would like to continue working in development, but I foresee some challenges. Say XYZ corp decide to offer me work which I will do remotely. Say PQR corp also call on me when they need my time and skills. How now do I satisfy both sets of security requirements.

I guess I'm asking what my tool kit should have in it. Hardware will be mine, but what tools do I need to be able to connect to these systems without being a security risk?

Is it just getting a certificate from them that my VPN client can use? They would be concerned about virus infection, spamming and so on. So what level of protection do I need to supply on my end?

Then I have to figure out where the work is, but that's a separate challenge.

Any pointers will be appreciated. 

Thanks

[Jay LaBonte]

I have several client with the same issue. I use hyper-v and create a virtual environment for each client. I have have multiple instances running and switch between them with no issues, and still keep the environments isolated.

Jay LaBonte

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hi all,

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[jean.paul.godard]

safe solution is to have 2 hardware configuration eventually with to seats optionnaly 2 desks in different room / buiding.

Envoyé depuis mon appareil Galaxy

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De : Bob Dubery <mega...@gmail.com>

Date : 04/12/2025 09:13 (GMT+01:00)

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Objet : [mvdbms] Wanting to do contract work. But how?

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