Industry Insight

This post was originally shared on the OpsRamp blog. -- A recent study by search firm Korn Ferry found that Chief Information Officers (CIOs) have an average tenure of 4.3 years. Most CIOs don't last for five years at an organization and have the second shortest job tenure for C-suite members! It's little wonder, then, there's an army of experts…

We’ve heard it all before. Headlines have long heralded “a workplace revolution.” But today, that buzz is finally taking form. Grey cubicles, rigid work hours, and clunky on-premises frameworks are being usurped by more flexible policies. This ethos of liberation extends to technology too — the cloud, identity-driven security, and user-centric…

In the last decade, the IT switch has flipped. Where IT teams were once in charge of setting up employees with various technologies at work, those employees are now entering the workplace with their favorite tools and devices — and they’re looking to IT to find solutions that allow them to bridge the gap between home and work. Industry experts…

Consumers today are demanding rich experiences on their own terms, on their own schedules, just in time, and on mobile. Medical appointments can be scheduled with a few taps for later in the day, photos can be uploaded from your iPhone and printed at your local pharmacy, and last minute hotel rooms can be booked for a bargain with the swipe of a…

Are you Okta certified? If you are not, it might be time to consider attaining an Okta certification. Okta certifications are amongst the best IT certifications based on salary. In Certification Magazine’s all-new 2018 Salary Survey, two of Okta’s certifications ranked 15 and 18 in the US, and eight and nine globally, out of the top 75 highest…

Today marks the release of our fourth annual Businesses @ Work Report, which takes an in-depth look at the apps and services employees, partners, contractors and customers in the Okta network use to be productive. This year, one thing is for sure: companies aren’t just adopting the best technologies, they’re securing them. It should come as no…

It’s a familiar tale. HR wants to increase efficiency. Security needs to reduce the risk of a breach. Legal have their eye on safeguarding, and IT are swamped with reset requests. For modern businesses, a wide array of stakeholders have an interest in streamlining processes, protecting their people, knocking down the proverbial walls of the…

As companies move their infrastructure to the cloud, there are a number of unique challenges with modernizing identity management. At the forefront are concerns about keeping systems secure while still enabling access for end users that need it. With this in mind, we asked a panel of industry leaders to talk about challenges facing enterprise IT…

IT leaders have tough jobs. They’re expected to maintain the technology required to support daily business operations; introduce new forms of technology that deliver competitive business advantage; spend as little money as possible; keep their teams happy and productive; establish close working relationships with their business partners; and work…

Businesses are at a tipping point. To survive and excel, we have to take advantage of the vast digital technologies available to move faster, to innovate better, to provide the best experiences for our customers. At the same time, we’re challenged more than ever to protect the people we work with and engage with on a daily basis — our employees,…