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Dell AppAssure

American software company

AppAssure was a backup and recovery software company founded in 2006 and based in Reston, Virginia. It was purchased by Dell in 2012. It has since been subsumed by Quest Rapid Recovery.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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AppAssure was a backup and recovery software company founded in 2006 and based in Reston, Virginia.2

The story

AppAssure was founded by Najaf Husain in 2006. In 2008, AppAssure Software received a "Series A" investment by Bain Capital Ventures.

On Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, Dell announced the acquisition of AppAssure, renaming it to Dell AppAssure, which became a part of the Dell Software Group portfolio. Later, upon a new major version release, the company renamed the AppAssure product to Rapid Recovery.

On November 1, 2016, Francisco Partners and Elliot Management acquired Dell Software Group, which was re-launched as Quest Software. Rapid Recovery is currently part of the Quest Software portfolio.

From Wikipedia’s article on AppAssure, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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Timeline

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