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It’s no secret that Office 365 has been on fire lately. With the recent release of Office 2016, Office 365 users can get business done more effectively, with new collaboration tools, integrations and full support for Windows 10. And as we shared in our recent Businesses @ Work report, it’s overtaken the likes of Google Apps and Salesforce as the…

In preparation for Oktane15, we’re featuring Okta customers and speakers in a series of blog posts. To kick off the series, Matt Egan, senior IT systems engineer at Varian Medical Systems – a leader in radiation oncology treatments and software – shares more about himself and why he’s excited about Oktane every year. Two years ago, my…

Whether you’re waiting for an Uber driver at the curb, you’ve set up a call with a match on eHarmony or you’re receiving an authentication code to access a Box account, Twilio, the software and cloud-based communications platform, is there to make the process a seamless one. So seamless that you likely had no idea they were involved in the process…

For many companies, creating an “enterprise-grade” product is the ultimate dream: Build an early version to fit smaller organizations’ requirements, demonstrate market viability and, finally, scale to larger customers. To be sure, that process of building an enterprise-grade SaaS product – and growing into a stable company that can support it – is…

Authentication can be one of the most significant sources of friction for your application’s users. This usability barrier can impact adoption of your product, increase the burden on support operations or product administrators and, in some cases, degrade security. At Okta, we spend a lot of time working with developers to design and build better…

In a document released this year by British intelligence and security organisation, GCHQ, it was revealed that the firm has called for firms to ban BYOD. In the report, the organisation claims staff represent the “weakest link in the security chain” and can, whether it is intentional or not, be responsible for leaking data to foreign espionage…

It shouldn’t be news to anyone that Apple held its annual developer's conference, WWDC, last week here in San Francisco. These events have become synonymous with awe-inspiring keynotes and product launches. They interest everyone, from music junkies – naturally since Apple Music was in the spotlight this year – to companies like Okta that are…

REA Group (ASX:REA) is an ASX listed enterprise that owns and operates the leading real estate and commercial property advertising sites in Australia, realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au. With over 800 employees globally, REA Group also has property websites in Italy, Luxembourg and China, and strategic investments in property sites in…

“This is my slide to prove we’re growing fast.” That’s how I kicked off my keynote at DEMO Traction last week – and for good reason. I’d argue there's no better way to capture the attention of a conference obsessively focused on growth than to share that Okta has achieved more than 100% year-over-year revenue growth. What lessons did I share with…

Rotarians around the world are “building a better tomorrow,” but Peter Markos, Rotary International’s CIO, couldn’t wait until tomorrow to build a better Rotary.org. He wanted to provide club members with the tools needed to eradicate polio, along with a handful of other noble initiatives, today. This global service organization is made up of more…