Industry Insight

Last week, we launched our third Businesses @ Work report with a breakfast panel discussion at our office. We hosted a number of industry leaders and some of the brightest minds in tech, business and journalism. We kicked things off with a fireside chat between our CEO Todd McKinnon and Box CEO Aaron Levie, moderated by Bloomberg Senior Executive…

Today, we released our third Businesses @ Work report, which takes an in-depth look into the current state of apps and services organizations and people use to be productive at work. When we launched our inaugural Businesses @ Work report in August 2015, we closely examined what tools people were using at work, in the context of organizations…

A confluence of innovations, from the proliferation of SaaS apps to cloud computing, have revolutionized the way businesses engage with technology. Yet many business practices can be complicated by these innovations. Employees require more tools on more devices to do their jobs and organizations are confronting trends like data breaches, high…

Implementing an authentication solution to grant access to corporate applications—whether for customers or employees—is a top priority for CIOs today. There's a clear need for solid, reliable technology to deliver dependable access to the information people want to work with. It's important for customers to have an enjoyable experience signing in…

With the holidays upon us, chances are you’ll be traveling to spend time with friends and family. You will likely find yourself trying to kill time on long flights or wrapping everything up before you log off for the holidays. Are you hoping to get some work done during the hours you’re in transit? If so, you may end up working anywhere from an…

We’re approaching the holiday season, which means you’re probably thinking about how to dominate your office’s gift swap or secret santa. Or maybe you’re trying to figure out what you could possibly put in your favorite coworker’s stocking. Luckily, my first book, Truth From the Trenches: A Practical Guide to the Art of IT Management, is now…

At Okta, we strive to create and maintain an inclusive and collaborative community. We know that diversity is key to driving innovation, which is why we continue to actively support initiatives geared towards increasing and expanding women’s roles in the tech. So when the Grace Hopper Conference (GHC), the world’s largest gathering of women…

Customer success is our number one company value at Okta. For my security team, that translates directly to customer security and assurance: continually demonstrating to customers how we keep their data safe and secure. Today, we announced another big step in how we protect our customers’ data with the launch of a public bug bounty program with…

One of my favorite things about working as CIO is the opportunity to widely learn from experts at all professional levels. That’s why Declan Morris, CIO at Splunk, and I hosted an invitation-only dinner for IT leaders during Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce conference. The theme of the dinner was ‘life in the cloud’, with a specific emphasis on the…

The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) generated some buzz yesterday with the release of its Digital Authentication Guideline draft. As part of its purview, NIST recommends national-level guidelines and rules for cryptography and secure communications. In the proposal, NIST recommends implementers consider authenticators other…