METHOD AND SYSTEM OF RETRIEVING DATA IN A DATA FILE

A method and system for requesting information from a server are provided. The method may include sending, by a client to a server, an HTTP GET request to retrieve at least a portion of at least one derived data file, the at least one derived data file being dynamically generated by the server in response to the request using a data file virtualization policy and at least a portion of a data file. The data file virtualization policy and the data file may be stored in a storage accessible by the server, and the dynamic generation may comprise an aligned unbuffered direct read operation from the stored data file of a data size that is aligned to an integer multiple of the storage's block size. The at least the portion of the at least one derived data file may then be received by the client from the server.