Intranets require an Internet connection Nope. Your intranet can be up and running by itself without and connection to the outside world. You will still be using technologies prevailing on the Internet like web servers, browsers, chat scripts, news and mail servers etc. Back to Top 7. Intranets require little maintenance If you still believe this, you are in for a lot of surprises.
Intranet can grow real fast.
If you do not have a good plan and growth strategy in place, be prepared to spend a lot of time on small, routine maintenance tasks. Adding new publishers, adding users, maintaining the user database, keeping the content and technology current, coping with growing demand for bandwidth, applications and information. These are just a few issues you will have to deal with. You will also need a good set of policies in place. Back to Top 8.