#LifeAtOkta

We have lots of incredible customers, and each one is responsible for our company's success. On Tuesday, the final day of Oktane13, we recognized several customers that have pushed us (and our product) to make their jobs easier, and their employees more productive. Thanks again to all of our customers and partners that made Oktane13 such a special…

By Arun Shrestha, vice president of customer success at Okta. Today’s the final day of our first user conference, Oktane13. It has been wonderful to be surrounded by so many successful customers and partners, with diverse IT environments. Customer success is everyone’s job at Okta — and as vice president of customer success, I’ve been thrilled to…

Today at our inaugural user conference Oktane13, we proudly announced a set of features that open and extend the value of the Okta service. It’s all part of our goal to securely connect every application, user and device in the enterprise. Over the past four years, we’ve built an extensive network of more than 3,000 applications, 500 enterprise…

Last week Okta sponsored JiveWorld 13 for the first time. Not only were we Gold sponsors, but we were also able to interact with 20 Jive partners and 2,000+ attendees. And the timing of the show couldn’t have been better, as the week before we announced our strategic alliance with Jive to help our joint customers and future customers increase how…

Guest post by Evan Trent, senior vice president of corporate development at School of Rock. Evan Trent, senior vice president of corporate development at School of Rock At School of Rock, our mission is to inspire the world to rock on stage, and in life. We’re working toward that mission by giving students the opportunity to learn and perform…

Guest post by Geoffrey Moore, author of "Crossing the Chasm" and "Escape Velocity." Geoffrey Moore, author of "Crossing the Chasm" and "Escape Velocity" We have been talking for some time now about how enterprise IT is increasingly focusing on Systems of Engagement to complement what has traditionally been a Systems of Record function. Systems…

Guest post by Brian Hofmeister, director of enterprise infrastructure for Post Holdings, Inc. Brian Hofmeister, director of enterprise infrastructure for Post Holdings, Inc. If you've been involved with information technology for any amount of time, chances are you've dipped your toe into the vast sea of ambiguity we call the "cloud," where…

Splunk’s mission is to make data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. And there’s big value at the intersection of data and identity. In a great post on Splunk’s blog, “Splunk SSO using SAML through Okta,” the company describes its integration with Okta to improve the user experience. “As part of our ongoing efforts to make Splunk’s…

Guest post by Dan O’Leary, solutions architect at Box. There is nothing more boring than a panel session at a technology conference where someone in marketing gets up for an hour to try and cram as many buzzwords and slides into a timeslot as possible. My session at Oktane13, Okta’s first user conference, is NOT that kind of session. Dan O…

Standing still does not seem to be an option for employees at Okta, who are constantly pushing themselves to help their customers. In our latest Day in the Life installment, we spoke with Eric Knittel, director of professional services at Okta, to learn more about how he helps Okta drive customer success on a daily basis. Eric may not physically…