Knowledge in the cloud, evolution of intranets

Abstract

Current information systems evolve very rapidly, even appearing and disappearing imperceptibly, as new systems emerge without having been able to fully develop the previous ones. This paper provides a study of the concept of intranet in the area of information and documentation, describing its conceptual evolution, methods and main technical characteristics. We establish how from the beginning intranets have been based on web technology, and how today cloud computing allows new ways to understand them. Finally, two examples of intranet in hybrid and private cloud computing are shown