Many components of an intranet, such as Web browsers and Web server software, are free or nearly free. These protocols demand capable routers and greater memory in desktop PCs. If an intranet Web server becomes intensively used, the LAN may have to be reconfigured. However, some observers say an intranet may not follow the classic models for cost justification. You're putting your forms, your HR handbook and your company newsletter online.
Some companies publish internal marketing requirements and specification documents.
It's very difficult to quantify from a raw perspective what it costs to make 50 Xerox copies of something to the benefits of having more people being able to look at it. As the use of an intranet expands, so do the resources needed to support it. For these reasons, experts recommend overestimating, allowing at least 40 percent excess capacity to permit the intranet to grow. Even that may not be enough. The database will be accessible to the other 11 Kaiser regions in the United States.