Arcserve

Arcserve is a data-protection and business-continuity brand serving enterprise and mid-market organizations. Its history began in 1983, when the business was established as Cheyenne Software. The original Arcserve product was designed to back up software and other system information so that data could be restored after events such as power failures, equipment failures, or other disruptions. In practical terms, the product automated the copying of information across a system or network, addressing the growing need for dependable backup as business computing became more distributed. During the early 1990s, Arcserve became Cheyenne Software's flagship product and experienced substantial growth. Cheyenne introduced an improved core version in 1993 and expanded distribution through original equipment manufacturer relationships. In the middle of that decade, the company broadened the product family with versions adapted for different operating environments and user groups, including Macintosh and Windows customers. This expansion helped establish Arcserve as a cross-platform backup product rather than a narrowly focused utility. Computer Associates, later known as CA Technologies, acquired Cheyenne Software in 1996. Following the acquisition, Computer Associates continued developing and marketing Arcserve under its established name. The product therefore remained recognizable while becoming part of a larger enterprise-software portfolio. During this period, Arcserve's role expanded beyond conventional file backup toward wider data protection and recovery requirements across business applications, servers, and networked environments. Arcserve became an independent company in August 2014 after Marlin Equity Partners acquired the business from CA Technologies. The independent company introduced Arcserve Unified Data Protection, commonly abbreviated as Arcserve UDP, as its first major product under the new ownership structure. UDP was positioned as an integrated platform for backup, replication, recovery, and related continuity tasks. It was offered in multiple deployment forms, including software, physical or virtual appliances, and the Arcserve Cloud. The company subsequently expanded through technology acquisitions. In 2017, it acquired email-archiving technology that became Arcserve UDP Archiving. Later that year, it acquired Zetta, a provider of cloud-based disaster-recovery technology. The Zetta transaction supported Arcserve's direct-to-cloud disaster-recovery-as-a-service and backup-as-a-service offerings, including Arcserve UDP Cloud Direct. In 2021, Arcserve announced regulatory approval for completion of its merger with StorageCraft, broadening the company's technology and product portfolio in backup and disaster recovery. Arcserve's present market proposition centers on helping organizations protect data across physical, virtual, cloud, and hybrid environments. Its portfolio is associated with backup software, replication, disaster recovery, cloud-based recovery, email archiving, and appliances intended to simplify deployment and administration. The brand's continuity has been notable: although ownership and corporate structures changed from Cheyenne Software to Computer Associates, CA Technologies, and later an independent company backed by Marlin Equity Partners, the Arcserve name remained attached to the core data-protection franchise.

Arcserve originated in 1983 as Cheyenne Software. Its initial technology addressed a fundamental problem in networked computing: preserving system and application information so it could be recovered after hardware failures, power interruptions, or other incidents. The early product automatically copied information for backup and restoration purposes. By the early 1990s, Arcserve had become Cheyenne Software's flagship offering. Cheyenne released an improved version in 1993 and expanded distribution through original equipment manufacturers. During the mid-1990s, the company developed versions intended for different computing environments, including Macintosh and Windows systems. These releases helped the brand serve a wider range of business users and platforms. Computer Associates acquired Cheyenne Software in 1996. The acquiring company, subsequently known as CA Technologies, retained the Arcserve name and continued developing and marketing the product. Under this ownership, Arcserve remained part of a broader enterprise-software portfolio and continued to evolve from a traditional backup utility into a wider data-protection product family. In August 2014, Marlin Equity Partners acquired the Arcserve business from CA Technologies, making Arcserve an independent company. The independent business launched Arcserve Unified Data Protection, or UDP, as a central platform for backup, replication, and recovery. UDP was made available as software, as physical and virtual appliances, and through Arcserve Cloud, allowing customers to select deployment models suited to on-premises, virtualized, or cloud environments. Arcserve expanded its capabilities through acquisitions in 2017. Email-archiving technology acquired in April became Arcserve UDP Archiving. In July, Arcserve announced the acquisition of Zetta, a cloud-based disaster-recovery provider. The Zetta technology supported Arcserve's direct-to-cloud disaster-recovery-as-a-service and backup-as-a-service offerings, including Arcserve UDP Cloud Direct. In March 2021, Arcserve announced that regulatory approval had been received for completion of its merger with StorageCraft. The transaction further connected the Arcserve and StorageCraft technology portfolios in backup, recovery, and disaster-recovery software. Across these ownership changes and product developments, Arcserve has remained focused on data availability and business continuity. Its portfolio covers backup, replication, disaster recovery, cloud recovery, appliances, and email archiving for enterprise and mid-market customers. The brand is therefore best understood as a long-running data-protection franchise whose identity originated with Cheyenne Software and continued through Computer Associates, CA Technologies, and its later independent ownership.

• 2021

  StorageCraft merger receives regulatory approval

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  Arcserve announces regulatory approval for completion of its merger with StorageCraft.

• 2017

  Email-archiving technology is added

  [1]Arcserveen.wikipedia.org

  Arcserve acquires email-archiving technology and later offers it as Arcserve UDP Archiving.

• 2017

  Zetta is acquired

  [1]Arcserveen.wikipedia.org

  Arcserve acquires cloud disaster-recovery provider Zetta, adding capabilities for direct-to-cloud disaster recovery and backup-as-a-service.

• 2014

  Arcserve becomes independent

  [1]Arcserveen.wikipedia.org

  Marlin Equity Partners acquires the Arcserve business from CA Technologies in August, creating an independent Arcserve company.

• 2014

  Arcserve Unified Data Protection launches

  [1]Arcserveen.wikipedia.org

  Arcserve introduces Unified Data Protection as its first product following the company's separation from CA Technologies.

• 1996

  Cheyenne Software is acquired by Computer Associates

  [1]Arcserveen.wikipedia.org

  Computer Associates acquires Cheyenne Software and continues developing and marketing Arcserve under the existing brand.

• 1993

  Improved Arcserve version is released

  [1]Arcserveen.wikipedia.org

  Cheyenne introduces an improved version of its core Arcserve backup product and begins distribution through original equipment manufacturers.

• 1983

  Cheyenne Software is established

  [1]Arcserveen.wikipedia.org

  The business that developed the Arcserve product is founded as Cheyenne Software.

An independent data-protection and business-continuity provider focused on backup, replication, recovery, cloud services, and hybrid-environment protection for enterprise and mid-market organizations.

• Backup, replication, and disaster recovery platform · 2014

  Arcserve Unified Data Protection

  Arcserve Unified Data Protection, commonly called UDP, is the brand's integrated data-protection platform. It combines backup, replication, and recovery functions and is designed for physical, virtual, and cloud-oriented environments. The offering has been available as conventional software as well as through physical and virtual appliances, giving organizations different deployment and administration models. UDP is positioned for enterprise and mid-market users seeking a consolidated approach to business continuity and recovery.

• Cloud disaster recovery and backup service · 2017

  Arcserve UDP Cloud Direct

  Arcserve UDP Cloud Direct is the cloud-oriented offering associated with Arcserve's acquisition of Zetta. It supports direct-to-cloud disaster recovery and backup-as-a-service use cases, extending the company's portfolio beyond on-premises backup infrastructure. The service is intended for organizations that want recovery capabilities delivered through cloud infrastructure rather than relying solely on equipment deployed at their own facilities.

• Email archiving · 2017

  Arcserve UDP Archiving

  Arcserve UDP Archiving is the brand's email-archiving offering, based on technology acquired by Arcserve in 2017. It extends the company's data-management portfolio into the preservation and retrieval of email information, complementing its established backup, recovery, and continuity products.

• Cloud data protection

  Arcserve Cloud

  Arcserve Cloud is a cloud delivery option within the Arcserve data-protection portfolio. It provides an alternative to standalone software or customer-managed appliances and supports the brand's broader focus on backup, recovery, and business continuity across hybrid technology environments.

• Physical and virtual data-protection appliances

  Arcserve appliances

  Arcserve offers its data-protection capabilities through integrated physical and virtual appliances. These deployment formats package backup and recovery functions in a form intended to simplify implementation and ongoing administration for organizations that prefer a pre-integrated solution over separately assembled infrastructure.

• 2021

  StorageCraft merger completionM&A

  Background

  Arcserve and StorageCraft pursued a merger intended to combine capabilities in backup, recovery, and disaster-recovery technology.

  Action taken

  Arcserve announced that regulatory approval had been received for completion of the merger with StorageCraft.

  Aftermath

  The approval enabled completion of the transaction and further broadened the combined technology portfolio.

  Source

• 2017

  Acquisition of ZettaM&A

  Background

  Arcserve sought to expand from conventional backup and recovery into cloud-based disaster recovery and service-based delivery.

  Action taken

  Arcserve acquired Zetta, a cloud-based disaster-recovery provider.

  Aftermath

  The acquisition supported direct-to-cloud disaster recovery and backup-as-a-service offerings, including Arcserve UDP Cloud Direct.

  Source

• 2014

  Separation from CA TechnologiesM&A

  Background

  Arcserve had been developed and marketed within the Computer Associates and CA Technologies organization since the 1996 acquisition of Cheyenne Software.

  Action taken

  Marlin Equity Partners acquired the Arcserve business from CA Technologies, making it an independent company.

  Aftermath

  The independent company introduced Arcserve Unified Data Protection as a central product platform.

  Source

1. 1Arcserveen.wikipedia.org