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Here at the The Production Line, we really enjoy digging into a little history. But this month, we’re pointing up a feature we just demoed at our Showcase event earlier this month. It’s called HealthInsight. This Early Availability (EA) feature started life as a beta in June of 2019, then was released as a self-enablement option in October, and…

The busier people get in their personal lives, the more convenient it becomes to offload tasks like cooking, shopping, or cleaning. Similarly, the bigger an organization becomes, the more likely they are to offload the likes of cleaning services, legal obligations, and accountancy administration to third-party organizations. In today’s digital…

Today, analyst firm Forrester published The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) Ecosystem Platform Providers, Q4 2019*, which recognized Okta as a Leader in the Zero Trust security market. The report also recognized Okta as having the highest possible score in the evaluation criteria of “people/workforce security,” “automation and…

  In this edition of The Dogfooding Chronicles, we’re going to highlight an implementation we’re very excited about around here. Ever heard of WebAuthN? Read on to learn some tips and tricks we’ve learned in our WebAuthN enablement journey. Setting the stage – what is WebAuthN? Web Authentication API, aka WebAuthN, is one of the newest web…

As little as ten years ago, there was no real choice when it came to selecting a directory service. Microsoft Active Directory (AD) wasn't just the default option—it was the only option. This monopoly has since left businesses reliant on a static, on-premises solution that can’t easily scale or integrate with modern cloud-based applications. Now,…

We’re very excited to take part in the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference this week. It’s where IT professionals and technology providers, across the diverse higher education landscape, come together to discuss solutions to the IT challenges facing higher ed institutions. Higher education institutions have dynamic user populations, from applicants,…

Today at Okta’s inaugural Showcase event, we’re proud to announce the launch of Okta DynamicScale, a high-capacity customer identity offering that enables transformative scale for the world’s largest businesses. Global enterprises are moving their customer experiences to the cloud and must ensure that they can seamlessly handle large influxes of…

Celebrating customer success is something that comes naturally to us. It’s a habit we’ve embedded into everything we do—even our annual conference! Since our first Oktane, the conference has evolved to become one of the biggest industry events for IT experts, security professionals, and business decision makers across all fields and functions. And…

In order to stay competitive in today’s modern world, organizations need to effectively leverage technology. That’s why they’re adopting more cloud applications than ever before: according to our most recent Businesses @ Work report, large companies are deploying 163 apps on average. And over the past four years, our large customers have increased…

  In this edition of The Production Line, we provide you with a twofer; a mini-series all about HR-driven provisioning. This month and next, we’ll be zeroing in on this key feature of Okta Lifecycle Management (LCM). As you’re probably aware, Okta has a number of pre-built HR integrations—and that’s what we’ll delve into in next month’s post. But…