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Although this is just a small sampling of an intranet web site, in this particular business they keep various documents, reference material and files on PC hardware and networking for installation, repair and servicing needs, operating system specific material (in this case, dealing with Linux) and may even keep files for several other areas relating to IT services (training presentations, etc.) that are regularly accessed. These documents and references may occupy a sizable amount of your overall storage needs; yet provide the material to users via a common web browser interface, and can be accessed from anywhere on the network. This "instant access" improves communication, heightens productivity and centralizes these items on your network for you and your users. Just a few examples of items often kept in a document repository might include:
As well, access to categories or particular areas of the intranet web site can be controlled with authentication techniques available on the web server to restrict these areas to "those in need" of the information. Also keep in mind that intranet web site links are not constrained to the intranet, as they can extend to external sources such as the Internet or other networks. Clicking on a hyperlink appearing on this page, which would normally present information to you retrieved from your own private network, or intranet, will return an error (as the links on this page reference a private network unavailable to, and protected from, the Internet). |
