There are CEOs who say "yes" to nearly everything, those who prioritize and say "no" -- and, of course, leaders who fall somewhere in between. In a post earlier today on Fast Company, I discuss the pros and cons of each style and lessons I've learned as a startup CEO myself. The byline is excerpted below, but be sure to check out the entire…

I recently released the first and second installments of a six-part blog series about what it takes to have an enterprise-ready cloud service. While the identity hack of Wired’s Mat Honan (and the media fallout that followed) spurred the idea, the focus is on the three characteristics that differentiate an enterprise-grade cloud service from a…

You’ve probably heard by now, but enterprise is the hot thing in the Valley right now. (For the record, I’ve always thought what we are doing is cool.) Still, the widespread interest was only re-affirmed yesterday during the “How Enterprise Got Sexy” panel at TechCrunch Disrupt. The panel gave me the chance to discuss mobile disruption, the…

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…

Last Tuesday I released part 1 of a series of blog posts that discuss what it takes to have an enterprise-ready cloud service. (As a quick refresher, the idea of defining the enterprise cloud was spurred after the media fall-out from the identity hack of Wired’s Mat Honan.) In the post, I identified the three broad characteristics that…

The barrage of articles and blogs that cropped up following the personal identity hack on Wired’s Mat Honan got me thinking about the importance of security in the cloud. In my experience, what happened to Mat is not a unique issue. In fact, it’s actually a somewhat typical downside to – what I call – consumer cloud services. It was, no doubt, a…

If it wasn’t sexy before, it certainly is now. Enterprise technology is taking center stage at the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt (September 8-12, 2012) in San Francisco — and Okta CEO Todd McKinnon will be in the mix. Todd will be one-quarter of a panel comprised of some of the biggest names in enterprise technology: Aaron Levie (CEO and co-founder…

As companies continue to adopt cloud applications such as Box throughout the enterprise, identity and access management becomes increasingly important. But how can IT allow users to seamlessly access Box with existing network credentials, or provision accounts as employee roles change? Today, we are excited to announce a partnership with Box to…