work from home

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were told by health and government officials to stay home and stay safe. Ironically, when it comes to corporate technology, home is one of the least secure places we can be. Allowing employees to work remotely can leave organizations susceptible to a number of security threats. And with the pandemic giving…

A work from home (WFH) policy is a document that sets expectations for remote work. In many cases, WFH policies also outline the steps employers and employees need to follow in order to apply for and approve work from home privileges. The more information an organization provides, the more secure, effective, and productive working from home can be…

The Dogfooding Chronicles are BACK! And, like everyone else, we’re dogfooding from home these days. The move home has been a period of transition for everyone, but the one thing that wasn’t difficult? Getting the Okta workforce home and working—very quickly. And there’s no better Oktanaut to tell that story than our guest blogger Christopher Flynn…

Work environments have always been fluid. We’ve gone from open spaces holding dozens of employees, to cubicles and private corner offices, then back to open-concept spaces all over again. And now, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve changed once more. Instead of gathering in boardrooms and engaging in hands-on brainstorming sessions, we’re…

Between COVID-19, overdue conversations around racial injustice, and businesses transitioning to distributed work, this year has presented us with multiple crises, but also opportunities for change. Navigating through these crises towards a “new normal” demands steady leadership. Technology leaders today find themselves sharing responsibility for…

In my previous blog, I introduced the concept of why hybrid, cloud-first, identity solutions are fundamentally different from those with an on-premises-first focus, providing you with a huge competitive advantage. Over the next few blog posts, I’ll be digging deeper into these differences, and detailing the advantages you’ll get by adopting Okta’s…

While the timelines for normal life resuming around the world remain unclear, one thing is certain: we’ll never look at office work the same way again. To understand the technological and cultural challenges office workers have been facing over the last few weeks, and to identify learnings for businesses to emerge stronger than ever before, we…

When we kicked off 2020, more people were working remotely than ever before. 54% of U.S. workers reported working remotely at least once per month, 48% at least once per week, and 30% full-time, a significant change from just a few years ago when 44% of global companies didn’t allow remote work at all. But as the COVID-19 pandemic has spread…