INTRANET

INTRANET 

DEFINITION

Intranet is the generic term for a collection of private computer networks within an organization. An intranet uses network technologies as a tool to facilitate communication between people or work groups to improve the data sharing capability and overall knowledge base of an organization's employees.

ADVANTAGES

Workforce productivity: 

Intranets can help users to locate and view information faster and use applications relevant to their roles and responsibilities. Users can access data subject to security provisions - from anywhere within the company workstations, increasing employees’ ability to perform their jobs faster, more accurately, and with confidence that they have the right information. It also helps to improve the services provided to the users.

Business operations and management: 

Intranets are also being used as a platform for developing and deploying applications to support business operations and decisions across the internet worked enterprise.

Cost effective: 

Users can view information via the intranet rather than maintaining physical documents such as procedure manuals, internal phone lists and requisition forms.