Day in the Life

An office is more than just a place to work. It’s where ideas and innovations come to life, friendships are established and challenges are faced head-on. It should foster a supportive and collaborative environment that produces a unique company culture. That’s the view of Okta’s Senior Director, Head of Global Workplace Services Armen Vartanian…

Now is a great time to be a sports fan. Baseball season, UEFA Euro, Copa America, and the NBA Finals are in full swing, Wimbledon begins at the end of this month, and we still have the Olympics to look forward to come August. Sports analogies are frequently used to motivate and explain happenings in business, as there are many shared qualities,…

The impact of events on organizations can sometimes be lost on people who are not in the trenches day-to-day. It can impact customers, consumers, media perception and the bottom line for the company hosting the event. Often times people don’t realize the amount of work and manpower dedicated to putting together a flawless event for its attendees…

The technology industry, specifically Silicon Valley, is a fast-paced environment where the minute you get complacent is the moment opportunity passes. Simi Hundal, Director of Field Sales for the West, understands the mentality needed to be successful in this industry and that understanding has sparked not only her career advancement, but also…

It's no easy task driving the operations of a company with hundreds of employees, but someone has to do it. For Angela Grady, our chief of staff and vice president of operations, that means driving efficiencies and scale across the company and aligning the executive team as Okta (and our customer base) grows around the globe. We recently sat down…

For years, big data has been one of the hottest buzzwords in technology. And despite its hype, many companies and analysts still consider it a relatively obscure concept that they haven’t quite gotten their arms around. Not at Okta. We hired our first Director of Analytics and Big Data back in September 2013 to define our strategy, promote data…

As a bike commuter, David Horvath is one to be wary of clouds overhead, not to mention Karl the Fog. But as a business development manager at Okta, David doesn’t dread the presence of clouds; he embraces them. He collaborates with Okta’s ISV partners, helping them to integrate their applications into the Okta Application Network (OAN) and to…

Textbooks have been left abandoned in dorm rooms, Fourth of July fireworks have been launched and summer is in full force. While we’re not able to enjoy much sunshine in San Francisco during the traditional summer months – have you heard of our friend Karl the Fog? – school is out, and that means we’re able to welcome 30 new faces as part of our…

IT teams are responsible for finding, implementing and ensuring technologies are adopted by their organization. But technology decisions are no longer solely under the jurisdiction of that team or the CTO. Today, CFOs are responsible for evaluating technology purchases and assessing a return on investment. Whether that’s calculated through…

Meet Tim Gu, a product manager in our San Francisco office who joined the Okta team in June 2013 as a summer intern. More than a year and a half later, Tim is now responsible for taking customer ideas and suggestions and making them a reality by working across the many teams at Okta. From the annual Oktane conference to the maturity of the senior…