The Quest Blog

AI in manufacturing isn’t failing. Your data is.

Many manufacturing AI initiatives are failing because companies are investing in advanced technology without first establishing a governed, integrated, and trustworthy data foundat…

Why machine identity security is your first defense against shadow AI 

The rapid adoption of AI is outpacing organizational governance, creating "shadow AI" and a surge of unmanaged machine identities that significantly expand the attack surface. To p…

The approach to comprehensive identity security has been broken for years. We fixed it.

Quest Software has launched the Quest Security Management Platform, an architecturally unified, AI-powered solution designed to consolidate identity threat detection and response (…

How a data marketplace unlocks the value of trusted data products

This article argues that a successful AI strategy *requires* a robust data strategy, specifically one centered around a data marketplace. While building trusted data products is im…

Your data platform isn’t your data strategy: Why “manage it later” is the lie that breaks AI

This article argues that a data platform (like a data warehouse or lakehouse) is *not* enough for successful AI implementation. While data platforms store and process data, a separ…

Why data products belong on the P&L — and how to make them pay

This article argues that treating data as a product – with clear ownership, governance, and measurable ROI – is key to unlocking the true value of data and AI investments. Organiza…

Agentic AI needs a foundation you build—not a tool you buy

This article argues that agentic AI is poised to revolutionize data management within months, automating tasks like policy enforcement and data provisioning. However, successful im…

Why CIOs must address identity & data sovereignty amid geopolitical risk 

Recent drone strikes on AWS data centers highlighted critical vulnerabilities in cloud and AI strategies related to data and identity sovereignty. Organizations must prioritize bui…

Quest Software is ranked in the top three across all five use cases in Gartner® report

Quest Software is a leader in data management, recently ranked top three in all five use cases within Gartner’s 2025 Critical Capabilities for Metadata Management Solutions report.…

Identity resilience: the new imperative for enterprise leadership

This article highlights that identity resilience is now a critical business priority, moving beyond a purely technical issue. Increasingly frequent and impactful breaches, coupled …

Building trusted data products at speed & scale with AI in 2026

This article highlights a shift in data management towards “data products”: packaged, curated, and governed data sets designed for specific business outcomes and AI applications. T…

Reusability is not a data engineering concern—it’s a growth strategy

This article argues that treating reusable data products as merely a “nice-to-have” is a significant economic mistake. Instead, organizations should prioritize reusability as a cor…