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74% des entreprises françaises pourraient perdre leurs données en cas de sinistre Mercredi 7 Décembre 2011 La nouvelle étude commanditée par EMC souligne les lacunes des infrastructures de sauvegarde et de restauration Bezons, France – 6 décembre 2011 EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) annonce aujourd’hui les résultats de l’enquête commanditée par EMC, portant sur la reprise après sinistre dans les entreprises européennes en 2011. Les conclusions de cette étude révèlent que plus de la moitié des entreprises (54 %) auraient déjà subi des pertes de données et des interruptions de service au cours des 12 derniers mois. Ces conclusions soulignent la nécessité absolue d’apporter une réponse aux problèmes de sauvegarde et de reprise après sinistre afin de garantir la continuité des activités de l’entreprise, que ce soit en cas de catastrophe naturelle ou de défaillance informatique, un incident pour le moins fréquent. Les résultats chiffrés pour la France
Help Key: How to Idiot-Proof Your Parents’ Computer This is something that may be near and dear to your hearts: Mom and Dad are calling to ask about this porn pop-up phishing thing they just typed all their credit card info into. Or maybe Grandma wants to make a MySpace page. Regardless of the situation, you have some older folks in your life who probably have a computer. If you’re reading this, you’re good at computers.
HowTo: Bypass Megavideo Time Limit Are you annoyed and frustrated with Megavideo’s time limit? Don’t worry, I’ll show you how you can bypass that limit and let you enjoy watching your video or movie without any interruptions. Megavideo is one of the best and one of the most popular video sharing sites in the Internet. The problem about watching movies on Megavideo is that there is a 72-minute time limit and once you hit the limit, the video stops and you get this message: Some movies are more than 72 minutes long, some are even 2-3 hours long so once you hit the time limit, you can’t continue watching the movie anymore. Sucks doesn’t it?
How To: Protect Any PC Using Windows Steady State One of the biggest challenges Maximum PC readers often face is the never ending battle we endure when it comes to restoring the PC’s of family and friends. We often find ourselves bombarded with machines that may have once been configured by us, but have become infected or modified beyond recognition. The good news is that Microsoft finally has a solution and it comes in the form of a free add on for Windows XP and Vista which promises to restore sanity to your world.
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