topic Re: Is Alfresco right for us? in Alfresco Archive

Is Alfresco right for us?

rwhit85 — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:48:29 GMT

Hiya,A local non-profit is going to start cataloging documents (paper copies) by scanning them, using OCR to convert them to PDF, then filing the hard copies away. A buddy involved with them approached me (knowing I know a bit about computers) and asked me about a simple database system. They offere

Re: Is Alfresco right for us?

mrogers — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:54:54 GMT

Yes this is what Alfresco is built for.

For example take a look at the New York Philarmonic and Alfresco case study.

Re: Is Alfresco right for us?

rwhit85 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:54:15 GMT

Thanks. I installed it in a VM on my test network and am playing with it now.

Anybody know how this will run on something like the HP Proliant N40L with 8GB of RAM? It's a dual core 1.5GHz (meant for low power), but it's NOT going to be many simultaneous users at once. It will be entirely dedicated to this task, and this task alone. It's not going to be a public repository or anything - basically an 'in-office' repository. Figure maybe 2-4 people *MAX* using it at the same time.

Re: Is Alfresco right for us?

jtbrne2000 — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:40:58 GMT

I installed Alfresco on a N40L with 8GB RAM. In my experience the N40L didn't have enough processing power to deliver a consistent user experience (5 concurrent users). The system was generally overwhelmed and will snag if someone uploads a very large file You definitely don't need a high end server for a small installation, but processing power really helps user experience. It's hard for me to imagine a situation where spending the extra $500 is not the right move. A low end server will run a Linux installation very nicely.

Btw…I realize I am responding to a dormant thread…I just don't want someone else to buy a N40L for this purpose.