Gartner, the global leader in research and advisory services for businesses worldwide, has held many identity and access management (IAM) summits—but never quite like this. In 2021, the virtual gathering carried a unique sense of momentum. That’s because, after a year of unprecedented digital transformation, IT and security decision-makers…

With ever-growing networks of employees, contractors, and partners working remotely across devices, organizations are trading Microsoft Active Directory (AD) for Okta Universal Directory (UD). Why? Because UD can easily keep up with companies’ evolving directory and access management needs. Impossible? Read this infographic to see how AD was…

At Okta, we never stop innovating and we love to invest in our people. When COVID-19 hit, many of our workplace projects were put on hold, as we shifted to a fully remote workforce. This pause gave us the opportunity to re-imagine how we build our offices and bring forward our plans for Dynamic Work. One of the areas identified for improvement is…

For all the talk about the various technologies involved in digital transformation, people are really what’s driving organizations to push themselves in new directions. That’s why, at Okta, you’ll continuously hear us utter the phrase “your people are your future.” It’s not just a catchy slogan; we really believe that people—customers, employees,…

At Okta, our mission is to enable anyone to safely use any technology. Through Okta for Good, we’re focused on extending this mission to nonprofit organizations around the world. We believe that enabling nonprofits with the resources to safely use any technology is essential to achieve and accelerate their impact. However, as we’ve seen over the…

The first time Okta CEO Todd McKinnon approached me about a merger in 2013, Auth0 was only five months old. I couldn’t believe it. With only two paying customers and a team not much bigger, Auth0 was just getting started. Okta, by contrast, was already a power player in the identity space. Its CEO’s interest in our tiny operation affirmed our…

With organisations all but irrevocably embracing some level of remote work, business leaders these days are thinking a lot more about security, digital transformation and growth.  Yet, there is one element that underpins every one of these priorities − digital trust. Without it, every area of the business would cease to function. Maintaining trust…

A new era of business requires new methods for increasing revenue and accelerating business growth. The best way to do this? Leveraging modern technologies and tools. Providing customers with extraordinary digital experiences is more important than ever—and customer identity and access management (CIAM) is an essential component of this.  Today,…

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The annual RSA Conference is huge for the cybersecurity community—in reputation, in scale, and in physical presence. If this were a normal year, over 40,000 security professionals would have convened in California for four days of vital conversations, workshops, and sessions. Instead, as many other large-scale events have, the RSA Conference 2021…