We recently introduced “The Okta Thought Cloud,” a new blog series that encourages our customers and partners to share their thoughts about what’s going on in the enterprise — and enterprise IT. To kick it off, we asked, “What is the most difficult challenge of being a CIO in today’s hybrid world?” We know abandoning on-premises applications in favor of the cloud is hardly a walk in the park. (Of course, we try to make it as easy as possible.) While the benefits are numerous, the transition itself is a challenge in more ways than one. It’s unsurprising that hybrid environments are the dominant strategy across enterprises today. But are they here to stay? What is the outlook for IT in the modern enterprise — and what are the biggest challenges facing CIOs who are leading the charge to the cloud, yet must simultaneously maintain legacy systems? We.