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When Stormpath and Okta joined forces earlier this year, it was because we saw an opportunity to do something great. We had similar technology stacks, cultures and visions for the potential of identity APIs. Stormpath brought the developer DNA to the equation, and Okta brought the best in enterprise identity. What we set out to create together was…

The pace of innovation today is relentless and accelerating, which makes staying up-to-date on the latest solutions that will help your employees be more productive, protect your business and increase your bottom line almost impossible. And that pace isn’t slowing down anytime soon. IDC predicts the cloud software market will be $152B by 2020 —…

At Okta, celebrating identity and diversity is at the core of everything we do. We constantly strive to create an inclusive community—a space where everyone is free to express their individuality and ideas. And it's in this spirit of collaboration that we're bringing back our Women In Tech panel and breakfast at Oktane17. Last year, I had the…

The future of Identity and Access Management is changing. Where Access Management (AM) was once one of many components of the legacy IT stack, it is shifting to the central role in how companies will modernize and manage IT – using identity to drive transformational change across all aspects of their business. AM has already started to evolve in…

We recently spoke to the CIO of a large healthcare provider whose top priority this year is “restoring joy to the medical profession.” His goal is to eliminate the friction caused by the technical burden of adopting and maintaining IT systems. Unfortunately, these processes often fall on healthcare professionals (HCPs). They answer emails, log…

With a few weeks under my belt, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined Okta as Chief Security Officer. From its founding, Okta’s leadership team has invested in building a world-class security program, and I’m looking forward to continuing their commitment to putting customer security first. Over the past two decades, I’ve had the privilege of…

The past few months have been an exciting time of growth for Okta. After being named a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Access Management, launching our inaugural Tech Week, and announcing our second headquarters in San Jose, we’re excited to announce that we’re expanding our team in Canada with a brand new office in downtown Toronto. Why…

Community has always been a critical part of Okta: connecting people is at the heart of not only our product, but also our company culture. Last year we formalized our commitment to connecting with our community by taking the 1% Pledge, allocating our time, product, and equity to give back. A few weeks ago, we made good on that pledge by hosting…

Today we’re excited to announce that Okta has received Moderate certification in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Okta’s achievement of the FedRAMP certification enables federal agencies to adopt cloud applications that simplify identity management. In addition, the achievement allows Okta customers to inherit the…

We’re a year into our SCIM provisioning developer program, and we’re happy to report that many top SaaS vendors are starting to adopt the SCIM standard. As an Okta customer, that means you can automate user onboarding and offboarding across more apps than ever, saving IT time and increasing security. We’ve also added support for better group…