Alfresco vs AFS (Andrew File System, that is)

[icrew]

Hi all:

We're trying to figure out how Alfresco and AFS (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_File_System and http://openafs.org) compare and contrast.  I'm not really an expert in either system, but we're making an effort to roll out Alfresco at our university, and we're anticipating questions about how it's superior to/inferior to/different from the AFS system that some people are already using here.  (We've even been asked if Alfresco might be a viable replacement for AFS.)  So, is there anyone out there that knows both technologies well enough to provide a brief comparison of the two?

Thanks!

[mrogers]

AFS and Alfresco are not similar products.   One is a highly distributed file system the other is a content management system.

So for example AFS will not do content transformation and Alfresco will not do management of disconnected assets.

However both systems will manage your files, with access control etc so at that some level they will be similar.

[danc]

I like the first poster am not a technical person.  Is there a conflict with AFS and Alfresco?  If I install it is there anything specific I need to do or configure?

[mrogers]

They are different systems doing different things, they are unlikely to conflict.