The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and global shelter-in-place orders have created unprecedented challenges for businesses. Suddenly, remote work became a requirement for many businesses (and a luxury others, unfortunately, couldn’t afford), and we had to quickly figure out the best ways to stay productive, connected, and secure from our homes for…

For many event professionals, the digital marketing world can be unfamiliar territory. We’ve spent our careers creating face-to-face meetings and experiences. We love the buzz and energy experienced at physical events, and have never considered replacing them with a virtual format. But as our annual customer conference, Oktane20, drew near, COVID…

What does it take to deliver an exceptional digital experience to users? To start, you need an engaging product or service, supported by great apps. But there are also several behind-the- scenes components that need to be factored in to keep the customer-facing experience as protected and frictionless as possible. At the same time, as companies…

Companies who employ DevOps programs have a goal in mind – to enable velocity at scale. Getting software out the door faster and more effectively is becoming critical to remain competitive in today’s fast-paced technology landscape. When speed is the name of the game, automation is key. Without the right guard rails, however, automation can be…

Although the benefits of cloud efficiencies are well-understood, most large companies recognize it’s not easy to convert thousands of apps across the enterprise to take advantage of the cloud. So, most organizations take a pragmatic approach: let’s adopt more SaaS applications where we can. Then, we’ll gradually modernize existing apps and retire…

The global number of cyber-attacks reached an all-time high last year and shows no indication of slowing down. In fact, cyber-attacks and data fraud are two of the top 10 global risks for this upcoming decade according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risk Report. The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) recently…

We’re all tired of passwords. Employees are tired of remembering them, IT teams are tired of resetting them, and security professionals are tired of dealing with them as a major threat vector when it comes to data breaches. In addition to our frayed relationship with passwords, they also pose a threat to productivity across an organization…

A major driver for any organization’s identity strategy is to have a single authoritative source where security policies are consistently applied. Disparate identity stores lead to disparate controls, which makes it incredibly difficult to adhere to your compliance-mandated security policies. Okta has grown to be the market leader in this space…

Think about it: when you buy yourself a new laptop or smartphone, it doesn’t just start working as soon as you walk out of the store. You have to set up a profile, install software, and likely transfer data and applications from your previous device. And while that may take some time upfront, the result is a personalized device that makes your…

Today’s workforce looks increasingly like a constellation: various individual endpoints connect together to deliver on a company’s objectives. And that constellation is always growing—users have transitioned away from operating solely on corporate devices. Today, work involves being able to access resources and applications from the comfort of…