Quest Software, a global leader in data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization, was named to CRN’s 2026 Cloud 100 list, and featured as one of the “20 Coolest Cloud Storage Companies,” citing its role in helping organizations manage, protect, and recover data across cloud and hybrid environments.
CRN’s Cloud 100 highlights companies across five cloud technology categories that matter most to solution providers. The cloud storage category focuses on vendors helping customers manage data across hybrid and cloud environments, improve recovery confidence, and prepare data for analytics and AI-driven use cases.
The recognition reflects how cloud storage is changing as organizations move more workloads to the cloud and expand AI initiatives. Access to trusted data and recovery readiness now sit at the center of daily operations. Teams need to move data across environments, protect it from disruption, and keep it available for analytics and AI use.
“As cloud adoption grows, partners and customers are dealing with the same issues: recovery confidence, data movement across environments, and trusted data AI,” said Maureen Perrelli, Chief Channel Officer at Quest Software. “This recognition aligns with how Quest supports those needs throughout our broad, AI-enabled product suite in data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization.”
CRN defines the cloud storage category as moving beyond basic data storage to support data migration, management, recovery, and availability for AI applications. Quest was selected based on how it helps organizations manage these demands as cloud environments expand and data volumes grow.
Quest supports customers that need to move, protect, and recover data across on-premises and cloud platforms, while keeping that data usable across analytics and AI workflows. This approach aligns with CRN’s view of cloud storage as a foundation for resilience and real data use.
