Re: Outsourcing Firewalls/Internet Security count

[Rik Farrow <rik () spirit com>]

On Sat, 06 Dec 1997, Alan Sherlock wrote:
> This is less true today than it has been in the past.  Support has become
> a *huge* business (in dollar terms).  Companies are purchasing
> multi-million dollar, 24x7 support contracts to run mission critical
> operations, firewalls included.  In turn, the companies providing that
> support are paying top dollar to get and retain consultant-level people.

The best network security consultants make over $100k a year.  On
wall street, they give these people the title of vice president to
fit them into the HR payscales.  I would be surprised if vendors pay
their support group members in this range--very surprised.  There 
just isn't enough talent out there (yet) to bring salries into the
non-astronomical range.

Rik