What makes an intranet modern?
The most common aim for businesses now is to cultivate a modern intranet. But what is it exactly that makes an intranet ‘modern’? Let’s look at SharePoint as a key example. Classic SharePoint, now considered a legacy framework, often requires a new page to complete tasks and coding expertise to implement changes. In comparison, SharePoint Modern is mobile responsive, with real-time updates, in-page editing capabilities, seamless integration with other business applications, personalised search tools, and optimised list and library experiences. A modern intranet is easy to use and can be deployed in a matter of clicks.
Many tools, such as Powell Intranet and Valo, use SharePoint Modern as a foundation from which to build out-the-box intranet offerings that build upon and extend the existing capabilities of Microsoft’s intranet tool. These tools then offer additional capabilities to improve or benefit your intranet experience such as Powell’s gamification to engage users or Valo’s adoption analytics and multilingual capabilities to name but a few examples.
By cultivating an intranet that suits modern working styles and supports the integration of additional business tools, organisations can use their intranet seamlessly as part of a wider digital workspace. It is this flexibility and ease of use that empowers intranet users and makes an intranet truly modern.
