The impact of events on organizations can sometimes be lost on people who are not in the trenches day-to-day. It can impact customers, consumers, media perception and the bottom line for the company hosting the event. Often times people don’t realize the amount of work and manpower dedicated to putting together a flawless event for its attendees…

Today, there are more than 20,000 different types of Android devices in the wild! And because of the open nature of Android, these devices are far from uniform. In an effort to differentiate their devices, hardware manufacturers and carriers customize their Android devices with management APIs, security controls and custom email applications. This…

It’s been a busy few months here at Okta EMEA. This past year, we expanded into the Nordics, opened an EU data centre in Germany with failover in Ireland, obtained ISO 27001 certification for our information security management system, and announced our partnership with Box to support contextual access management. On top of that, last year we…

There is a price tag on misused credentials. This week, as Rachel King at the Wall Street Journal reports, Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) bill came out to $940 million. An employee at TCS was found to have used credentials from a previous contracting job at Kaiser to access more than 6,000 confidential files on Epic System’s web portal. Prior…

Business today is more specialized than ever. Companies in every industry must focus on their core strengths and outsource non-core functions to partners who can deliver more value for less. For example, providers of insurance products are enlisting broker networks to bring their products to market. Manufacturing companies are hiring suppliers to…

Next up, we’re delighted to announce acclaimed author Malcolm Gladwell will kick off Oktane16 during our welcome keynote on Tuesday, August 30! Malcolm will share his unique insights on innovation and stories from his best-selling books including Outliers: The Story of Success and most recently David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of…

Next up in our Oktane16 reveal series is Adam Savage, co-host and executive producer of Mythbusters! Adam will be closing our Oktane16 conference with a summary of how a fascination in science has propelled him in life and how to leverage curiosity to achieve greatness. Adam will finish his session with his favorite memories from Mythbusters and…

A few weeks ago, we released our second edition of Businesses @ Work, a report providing an in-depth look into how today’s modern workforce stays productive. The report comprises anonymized data from thousands of apps, thousands of enterprise customers, and millions of daily authentications. Our customers and their employees, contractors, partners…

We promised there’d be more big news for Oktane16 keynotes and we aim to please. Today we’re excited to announce that comedian, author and actor Rainn Wilson will be joining us as a guest keynote speaker at Oktane16. While Rainn is unforgettable for his role on “The Office” his new passion is creating content and experiences that explore life’s…

We promised you that Oktane16 would be bigger than ever and we’re excited to announce this year’s keynotes. In addition to Okta’s co-founders Todd McKinnon and Frederic Kerrest, we have a great lineup of guest speakers which we’ll be revealing on the blog. Our first guest keynote? Brian Krebs-- investigative security researcher. Brian is a leading…