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Attendees from 36 countries. 3.4K social media posts. 72 customer speakers. 7 product announcements. These are just some of the highlights from last year’s Oktane conference in Las Vegas. This year, we’ve brought Oktane home to San Francisco, where we will host thousands of industry leaders from April 1-4 at the Moscone Center. At Okta, we’re…

Todd McKinnon and I have always strived to make Okta an iconic technology company, and we know our relentless innovation and laser focus on customer success are what will set us apart. Today, we’re happy to announce a step forward in our vision to enable any organization to use any technology — we’ve entered into a definitive agreement to acquire…

Each year, on March 8, we come together as a global community to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. International Women's Day serves not only as a day of recognition and celebration, but also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Because the reality is that progress on gender diversity at…

Okta helps organizations around the world scale, modernize, and bolster their technology—but what do our own IT teams and processes look like? In honor of Okta’s 10-year anniversary, we took a peek under the hood and explored some of our biggest takeaways from the past decade. We sat down with Chris Flynn, VP of employee enablement; Stephanie…

I say this every year, but Oktane is my favorite time of the year. Today, I’m excited to announce a jam-packed agenda and impressive lineup of guest keynote speakers for Oktane19. And this year we’re headed back to where it all started: we will be in San Francisco, at Moscone West, April 1st - 4th. We know our customers get invited to dozens of…

The rise of new workplace technologies over the past decade has given way to a connected, digitally-savvy modern worker. And these new tools have completely shifted how those employees work — video conferencing makes remote days feasible, communication apps allow for 24/7 conversation with colleagues, and security solutions enable employees to…

For any business that began life as a humble startup, each year is a big deal—but when you hit your 10 year anniversary, it’s pretty surreal. We’ve learned a lot in 10 years; much of it thanks to our customers who have been our intrepid companions on this journey. To me, one of the most important changes we’ve made is how we understand our…

Today, most users expect to be able to access all their applications on any device, from anywhere they’re working. And as our 2019 Businesses at Work report shows, the most popular app by far is Microsoft Office 365. So how can organizations make it easy for their workforce to access applications securely? Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) has…

This email was sent to Okta employees this morning. Hi Everyone, This week, we’re celebrating a decade of Okta. Whether you’ve been with us for years or just joined last week, this week is about you. It’s about what you’ve built, and more importantly, what you’re building. Leading up to the week, we asked what you love about Okta. The most common…

A lot can change in ten years. When Todd and I decided to start a company together in 2009, we were two entrepreneurs with a check from Ben Horowitz (we were a16z’s first cloud investment), some borrowed desks in Jawbone’s office, and a name — SaaSure — that we quickly replaced. After 10 years of blood, sweat and a few tears, Okta has evolved into…