Data Science Contractors...where do your clients let you work on their data?

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This is a question for those that freelance or do side jobs as Data Science contractors...Do most clients prefer that you work and deliver solutions inside their cloud environment or are you allowed to download their data and crunch it on your workstation?

I'm asking because I don't really understand why people are buying personal workstations unless they are just researching on the side. If you are actually doing production work for a client, wouldn't they have preferences on where …

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