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Feb 28 2010

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Byron Ash

What is ISO?

Filed under Computers

Since the internet immemorial, we have been smacked silly with a lot of file formats that come and go. Formats that make it easier for file transmission without compromising the data integrity when it arrives into the intended target's PC. We have heard of file zipping to compress and protect the files but this will only work for files that are able to be compressed. There are large files that no matter how much you compress, it will still remain large. These are usually CD content files. When you are rushing, you just have little choice but to rush delivering large files over the net.

Converting files into the .iso format is probably one of the best things to do when sending large files over the net. It works in the same principle as zipping. Files are converted into a single file that is easy to transmit over the net. Those large files in the folder can then be stored in an .iso file that is secure and easy to transfer.

This iso file is also referred to as a "cd" file. We convert this file into a cd-like format that is "within" the hard drive. What we need then is an "internal" cd reader, which is also called an iso reader. A lot of these iso readers are available for download free in the internet, and a lot of these shareware are also available. There are some licensed and commercially distributed too.

What happens is when you have these files, you have to mount them. That means putting them inside a CD reader in a cd's case. Even if you do not have the actual files for them, you have a back up. It's a virtual CD that is break proof, scratch proof, wear-proof, and easily accessible from your PC. It makes a great back up as well.

A lot of people now use iso files, not only for storing cds but some even for making their own. The time it takes to burn cds are an inconvenience, and sometimes the cd itself is incompatible with the reader. Having the cd ready when you need it is a great feature for iso filing.

To find out exactly how to know where to read iso files, visit this website about reading iso over the net.

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Nov 24 2009

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Dave Martin

Disaster Recovery (DR) Solutions for Global Enterprises

Filed under Technology

Some years back, the only disaster recovery activity that was done was shipping of tapes to a safe location, leaving the existing infrastructure to be left unattended incase of emergency. But today, ecological conditions and rising threat due to climatic changes need to be given more thought and, organizations have to plan for disaster recovery of their vital IT infrastructure assets at the earliest.

Today many organizations have retorted to placing their backup servers in multiple locations. This is because, organizations cannot afford to be complacent about infrastructure safety as most of them serve high volume applications and carries highly critical employee and enterprise information.

Because of the frequent occurrences of deadly tornadoes or hurricanes, organizations have to ensure that their data is maintained in remote locations, which should never be located close to each other. This is one of the basic disaster recovery mitigation plans that an organization needs to prepare as soon as the infrastructure has been set up.

The activities for application recovery and data recovery are the secondary activities that need to be carried out for DR. There are many DR solution providers who can perform this exercise in an efficient manner and recover company data effortlessly. They do so by continuously transferring digital data across local LAN medium, which immediately replicates it to multiple target locations. By doing so, fresh data gets added to remote backup locations immediately, within seconds or minutes of its creation, thereby enabling instant recovery, minimal data loss, and less business impact after recovery.

DR service providers also support asynchronous replication over cost-effective IP networks because it can support short and long distance DR configurations. They ensure to employ a number of storage capacity optimization technologies that help to minimize the amount of data that has to be transferred to target locations, which in turn enables granular recovery operations.

Those organizations who utilize the services of DR solutions will benefit immensely and be able to conduct their data recoveries at great speed without actually spending much time on the retrieval process.

Choosing a robust disaster recovery program can prove to be highly advantageous for an organization. With high speed continuous backup, organizations can enjoy complete security of their systems.

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