identity

It's an exciting time to be in the media business. With a screen in every pocket the way we interact with and experience media is changing rapidly. Content continues to be king, but the upheaval in media distribution is profoundly changing the business of media. Media companies are evolving both in how they go to market and how they produce…

The largest enterprises with the most sophisticated IT teams in the world are now starting to adopt SaaS applications. They now see that SaaS is not just a new deployment model. With faster innovation cycles and all customers running the same version, SaaS applications are quickly becoming the best applications in every category of IT. As a result…

We believe that any company should be able to use any technology. And those who most effectively use that technology will be wildly successful. While “cloud-first, mobile-first” has been a mantra for businesses in for the past few years, people are beginning to talk about the “post-mobile” world. What does that mean? Cloud apps and mobile devices…

Whether you’re looking for a new pair of shoes, a bed-in-a-bag or maybe even a new wall-mounted ironing board, chances are you can find it on Overstock.com, where more than one million products are sold. Not only is its product catalog expansive, but leading online retailer Overstock.com also promises to deliver the best online deals, so customers…

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…

As we approach the close of the fourth quarter, many of you will be evaluating the investments your company has made in the way of cloud computing and will consequently consider how to maximize these investments. Ray Wang and the Constellation Research team have jump-started the process for you with a new tool, “The Enterprise Cloud Buyer’s Bill…

If you’ve been anywhere near Silicon Valley during the past couple of weeks, you know that from September 18-21, 70,000+ people from cloud companies of nearly every shade will descend on San Francisco to talk all things cloud at Dreamforce 2012. With more than 750 expert-led sessions and case studies and 200 developer sessions, there’s no shortage…

The cloud is changing the face of enterprise IT and the world is really starting to take note. Enterprise cloud companies are the subject of countless front-and-center conversations at industry events (Todd, our CEO, will be speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt on an “enterprise revolution” panel on Tuesday). Across the board – from CRM and email to HR…

We had a great few days last week down at the Gartner Catalyst event. Definitely one of the most concentrated gatherings of people to talk about the challenges enterprises are facing around identity – and Okta got a very warm reception from many identity professionals looking for a new choice beyond just the traditional legacy solutions. As…

Identity and access management is an important issue for businesses, and one that is becoming even more critical as they move applications to the cloud, support access from a myriad of mobile devices and are engaging more deeply online with their customers and business partners. But what can businesses learn about identity from consumers? People…