TLDR: Quest Software has launched a new company strategy and the erwin Data Management Platform, a unified, AI-ready solution designed to accelerate enterprise success in the era of artificial intelligence. The platform aims to improve data accuracy and speed up the creation of trusted data products by up to 54%, addressing high failure rates in generative AI projects.
AUSTIN, Texas – September 19, 2025 – Quest Software, a global leader in data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization, today announced a significant strategic shift and the unveiling of its new erwin Data Management Platform. This unified, seamless, and automated platform is engineered to empower organizations to thrive amidst the escalating demands of artificial intelligence (AI).
The new strategy is built upon three core pillars crucial for achieving AI success: ensuring trusted AI-ready data, securing identities against emerging threats, and modernizing platforms to scale with AI requirements. This initiative is complemented by a bold new brand identity, reflecting Quest’s renewed focus on innovation and growth.
The launch comes at a critical time, as recent studies highlight significant challenges in AI adoption. An MIT study revealed that 95 percent of generative AI (GenAI) pilots are failing, while Gartner reported that nearly one-third of GenAI projects are abandoned after the proof-of-concept phase. These statistics underscore the urgent need for robust data foundations, which Quest’s new platform aims to provide.
Quest’s erwin Data Management Platform, featuring integrated AI-enabled capabilities, promises to enhance data accuracy and accelerate the delivery of trusted data products to the marketplace by an impressive 54 percent. This speed and scale are deemed essential for successful AI implementation. The platform automates critical steps in creating trusted data products, incorporating dynamic trust scoring for their use and reuse within data marketplaces.
Historically, companies have grappled with fragmented, siloed, and underutilized data, often relying on disparate and ineffective data management tools ill-equipped for the unique demands of AI—namely, trusted data delivered at speed and scale. The new Quest erwin platform leverages Generative AI to simplify operations through automation, consolidating vital data management functions such as data quality, data modeling, metadata management, and data governance into a single, cohesive platform. This integration eliminates silos and streamlines the creation of data products, offering immediate benefits like improved data accuracy, trust-scored data products, faster time to market, and enhanced productivity.
Tim Page, CEO of Quest Software, emphasized the transformative nature of the new platform, stating, “AI is driving the need for a dramatically new approach to data management. Working closely with our customers, including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500, has given us deep insights into their challenges and requirements. The erwin Data Management Platform is the first-of-its-kind to deliver improved data accuracy and faster time to data product delivery to the marketplace – a game-changer for our customers.”
Beyond data management, Quest is also integrating AI into its broader product suite and applying it to critical use cases, supporting customers as they transition from generative to agentic AI. Recognizing the parallel need to protect identities from new AI-driven threats, Quest has enhanced its cybersecurity offerings. The AI-enabled Quest Security Guardian Intelligence significantly boosts Microsoft identity threat detection and response, enabling customers to identify and contain identity threats more rapidly. The company also highlights its ability to automate ransomware recovery 90 percent faster, potentially saving millions in downtime costs.
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To fuel this ambitious vision, Quest has invested $350 million in capital infusion this year to accelerate AI research and development. The company has also assembled a new executive team, including Ashish Joshi (President & CFO), John Bertero (Chief Revenue Officer), and Maureen Perrelli (Chief Channel Officer), who join CEO Tim Page, appointed in January, to drive growth and customer-centric innovation. Quest is also expanding its go-to-market strategy, with a strong emphasis on its partner ecosystem to better support customers globally.
