An extranet is like a private online club. It’s a special network that lets certain people, like customers, partners or suppliers to access information from a company or school. But here’s the catch: they can only see specific things not everything. It’s like having a secret section on a website that’s only for VIPs. To get in, you need a special ID and password kind of like having a secret handshake. This way, the important stuff stays safe and only the right people get to see it.
“Most schools offer these type of portals, some of the prominent examples are Mysdmc, Dadeschools Net Login & MyOLSD“
Breaking Down Extranets
Think of an extranet like a bridge between different private networks. It’s like having a secret passage that connects your company’s private network to another private network but it’s still safe from the big, public internet.
Advantages
- Sharing Big Data: You can send and receive a lot of information quickly and securely like when companies trade data electronically.
- Partner Collaboration: It’s great for working together with other companies. You can share stuff like product info or training materials.
- Sharing Services: Banks for example, can use it to offer online banking services to their partner banks.
Disadvantages
- Costly Setup: It can be expensive to set up and keep running, if you do it all in-house.
- Security Risks: There’s always a risk of important info getting into the wrong hands, which could be a big problem.
Alternatively, you can have someone else like specialists to handle the hosting for you, which might be a bit safer and easier on the wallet.
