#LifeAtOkta

If you haven’t been following enterprise technology news in Europe, let us fill you in on a major announcement that will likely affect you if your organization is based in Europe, has operations in Europe, or handles data pertaining to EU residents. But first, some background. Late last month, the European Union (EU) announced the funding of a…

For all of us in enterprise technology, fall marks the beginning of “user conference season” with BoxWorks, JiveWorld and Dreamforce and our own Oktane14 just around the corner. At Oktane14, we will unveil exciting and innovative updates to our service, explore cloud best practices and discuss the impact of new trends in IT. It’s going to be an…

Maybe you attended Oktane13 last year. Maybe your IT department recently adopted Okta and you want to learn more about identity management. Or maybe you heard about last year's customer appreciation party. Whatever the reason, you’re interested in attending Okta’s second annual user conference, Oktane14, and we don’t blame you. Much like this…

When we recently asked Garrett Stanton, Okta’s director of sales, to define Okta, his one word response was “Rome.” And not going to lie, we were a little confused by that answer. However, when Garrett gave his reasons -- drawing parallels between the opportunity and inspiration that characterized ancient Rome and the opportunity for identity in…

There’s been a lot of coverage recently surrounding our $75 million Series E funding, however amidst the excitement, you may have missed that we also opened a brand new HQ in Sydney, Australia. This HQ gives us the flexibility to not only build a dynamic sales and technical office to service Australia and New Zealand, but also grow across Asia…

It’s a wild, wild world when it comes to enterprise technology right now. Vendors are promising “faster, better, cheaper” versus the traditional systems of record, and analysts are constantly chattering about the “hypergrowth” of new technologies grabbing more IT spend globally. And with systems now designed to serve users instead of the other way…

Mark your calendars. Oktane14, Okta’s second annual user conference, is coming -- and registration and our Call for Speakers is now open. The event will take place Monday, November 10 - Wednesday, November 12 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco and will feature speakers from Okta’s extensive product, partner and customer Enterprise Identity…

We proudly announced $75 million in a new round of Series E capital today. The funding, like Gartner recently naming us a leader in its first IDaaS Magic Quadrant, is meaningful validation of how essential our Enterprise Identity Network has become in connecting the applications, devices and people all modern businesses rely on to get work done. …

For those of you who have been in enterprise IT – either as a buyer or a vendor – you know that Gartner’s Magic Quadrant isn’t just another vendor evaluation matrix. When it comes to analyst organizations with deep market insight and significant influence, Gartner is always at the top of the heap. In the past, Gartner’s identity management…

]You never know what you are going to get when you start a new job. When you’re interviewing at any given enterprise software company, the interview process will undoubtedly highlight how fabulous everyone is, how “robust” and “reliable” the product is and – most importantly, in my perspective – how many “wildly successful” customers the company…