Laptops and desktops, once forgotten corporate information assets, now need to be centrally protected and secured. IDC research suggests that achieving this goal will require increased spending on online PC backup services for centrally controlled protection, security, and discovery of data on corporate laptops, desktops, and mobile devices. This paper looks at the need for laptop and desktop data protection and, based upon recent IDC research, the key requirements firms should consider in evaluating enterprise-level online PC backup solutions. Iron Mountain has been a thought leader in the online backup market and serves small to large enterprise accounts with a PC backup solution.