Vantaggi
External IT offers an innovative approach to companies looking for a Citrix-based hosted platform. I enjoyed my daily job duties administering the environment for one of their clients. I felt that my colleagues were team players and supported me in accomplishing my mission. The company also has a flattened leadership structure, which affords it's engineers greater ability to interact with their superiors and feel connected to the direction the company is heading toward.
Svantaggi
The corporation is rapidly growing, however, in my opinion the roads have become congested and neglected along the way. At this writing, External IT recently completed an aggressive recruiting campaign. Results will be seen over time, however many departments are understaffed and overworked. The Cloud Support team is slow to resolving issues for clients in a rapid manner, managers seldom have the bandwidth for personnel engagement, and the management of each client's environment could use major improvement. I believe that External IT is more focused on growth (quantity) than a comprehensive approach to doing IT (quality). Finally, I caution prospective employee's looking for a career with External IT. Learning and growth opportunities are abundant, but longevity in a company offering attractive benefits, work/home life balance, and sound practices are not defining characteristics of External IT.