About Quest Software – now a part of Dell

Simplicity at Work.

Quest Software, now a part of Dell, offers award-winning products that simplify IT management for more than 100,000 customers worldwide. Quest Software was established in 1987 and became part of Dell in September 2012. You can read more about the acquisition here.

Quest is a strong strategic fit with the Dell Software group. Quest provides critical components to expand, enhance and simplify Dell Software capabilities and enterprise solutions in four strategic areas: systems management, security, business intelligence and applications. Quest’s popular IT management products will live on as part of Dell Software, as they enable IT organizations to simplify operations, maximize workforce productivity and deliver faster results.

Quest has always prided itself helping customers solve the most challenging IT problems. Now, as part of Dell, customers will enjoy working with a single vendor who can offer more comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions.

Industry Leadership
Awards

Industry Leadership

Two-time winner, Microsoft Global ISV Partner of the Year Award
Microsoft Partner of the Year in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory, 2009
A leader in Gartner’s 2011 Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring
#1 in Database Development and Optimization Software, 2009
#2 in Distributed and Other Systems, 2009
#2 in North American Application Management Marketplace Based on Total Software Revenue for 2009
#2 in North American Database Management Software Marketplace based on Total Software Revenue for 2009
#3 in Database Replication Software, 2009
#4 in Database Administration Tools, 2009
#4 in Database Development and Management Tools, 2010
#5 in the IT Management Software Market, 2009
Winner, InfoWorld Technology Innovation Award, 2011
Two-time winner, Market Tools ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Award

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Awards

2012 Awards

June
	Quest Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise, an industry-leading SQL Server monitoring and diagnostics solution, has been named the Best of TechEd 2012 winner in the relational database category. Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise was selected for its ability to provide in-depth physical, cloud, and virtual SQL diagnostics, allowing administrators to diagnose problems that they may have missed. . For more information on Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise, please visit http://www.quest.com/spotlight-on-sql-server-enterprise/

May
	Quest Software Named to 'Ten Best Web Support Sites of 2012' The Association of Support Professionals recognizes company's work to provide excellent customer service via interactive consumer website.

April
	Quest partner TechXtend named six Quest solutions winners in the 2011 Riding the Crest awards. The winning solutions are: Recovery Manager for Active Directory, Networking Infrastructure – Overall World View category Foglight Performance Analysis for SQL Server, Database Infrastructure – Performance Monitoring & Tuning category LiteSpeed Enterprise for SQL Server, Database Infrastructure – Management & Administration category ActiveRoles Server, Networking Infrastructure – System Management category vFoglight, Virtualization – Performance Monitoring & Management category ScriptLogic Desktop Authority, Security – Policy Administration & Access Control catgory

February
	Quest received a 2012 MarketTools ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Award recognizing the company's long-standing commitment to providing unmatched customer service to its global customer base.