Quest Software, also known as Quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, United States. Quest provides cloud management, software as a service, security, workforce mobility, and backup & recovery. The company was founded in 1987 and has 53 offices in 24 countries.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Software |
Founded | 1987Newport Beach, California, United States | , in
Founders | David M. Doyle, Doran G. Machin |
Fate | Acquired by Francisco Partners & Elliott Management Corporation |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Doug Garn, Billy Bosworth, Shayne Hidgon, Michael Dell, Vinny Smith, John Swainson, Jeff Hawn, Patrick Nichols |
Products | Data Protection, Unified Endpoint Management, Platforms Management, Information Management, Identity and Access Management |
Website | www.quest.com |
Quest Software was founded in 1987 in Newport Beach, California, with a line of products for HP Multi-Programming Executive (MPE). In 1995, Vinny Smith[1] joined the company. The following year, Quest entered the database management market with an Oracle SQL database tuning product.[citation needed] In 1997, Quest opened an office in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Doug Garn joined Quest as the Vice President of Sales in 1998.[2] That same year, Quest added offices in Germany and Australia, and Smith became CEO.[2]
In October, Quest acquired TOAD.[3][4]
On August 13, 1999, Quest Software went public.[citation needed]
In 2002, a Quest office opened in Japan. The next year, Quest opened new offices in Asia, specifically in Singapore, Korea, and China.[citation needed]
In 2004, Gartner named Quest number one in application management.[5] Doug Garn became president of Quest Software in 2005.[6]
Doug Garn became CEO and president, and Vinny Smith became executive chairman of Quest in 2008.[7] In 2009, Alan Fudge became vice president of sales.[8] In 2011, Vinny Smith became CEO and chairman, and Doug Garn became vice chairman.[9]
On September 28, 2012, Dell announced it had completed the acquisition of Quest Software.[10]
In 2016, Quest Software acquired ScriptLogic,[11] and Charonware s.r.o from the Czech Republic. Charonware made CASE Studio2, and after being acquired, Quest folded it into the TOAD Data Modeler product.[12]
On November 1, 2016, Francisco Partners and Elliott Management completed the purchase of Dell Software,[13] and the company re-launched itself as Quest Software.[14]
On June 1, 2017, One Identity was announced as an independent brand, but remained part of the Quest family of businesses.[15]
On September 2, 2020, Quest acquired Binary Tree.[16] On January 5, 2021, Quest acquired erwin, Inc., including erwin Data Modeler.
On November 29, 2021, Clearlake Capital bought Quest from Francisco Partners for $5.4 billion, including debt.[17][18]
The following table includes the listing and the timeline of awards and recognition that Quest Software received since 2004.
Name of the Award/Recognition | Year Won | Business Unit/Product | Reference |
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Awards won as QSFT | |||
Microsoft's Global ISV of the Year Award | 2004 | Information Management & Platforms Management | [19][20] |
Microsoft's Prestigious Global ISV of the Year Award | 2007 | Platforms Management | [21] |
Awards won as Dell Software | |||
SC Magazine Awards | 2013 | Security | [22] |
Awards won as Quest | |||
People's Choice STEVIE Awards | 2017 | Cloud Backup/Storage: Quest Rapid Recovery v6.1 | [23][24] |
DBTA Reader's Choice Awards | 2017 | Information Management | [25][26][27] |
V3 Technology Awards | 2017 | Platform Management | [28] |