Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity
for the enterprise, today announced that the company has been named a
Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Identity-As-A-Service (IDaaS) for
Enterprise, Q2 2019,* a report published by Forrester Research, Inc. The
report evaluates ten Identity-As-A-Service (IDaaS) for Enterprise
vendors and positions Okta as a Leader, earning the highest ranking in
both the “current offering” and “strategy” categories. The research was
authored by Andras Cser and Merritt Maxim on June 12, 2019. The research
was authored by Andras Cser and Merritt Maxim on June 12, 2019. A
complimentary version of the report can be found here.
Forrester’s ranking builds on a history of industry recognition for Okta
across analyst firms and technology disciplines. Additionally, in June
2018, Gartner Inc. named Okta a Leader in its Magic
Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide.** For the second year in
a row and for both years of the report’s existence, Okta placed highest
on the “ability to execute” axis. In November 2018, Okta was named as a
Strong Performer in The
Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) Ecosystem Providers, Q4 2018.***
The report recognized Okta with the highest possible score in the
evaluation criteria “people/workforce security,” “ZTX vision and
strategy,” and “market approach.”
“Being named a Leader by Forrester is incredibly meaningful because we
believe that validates how our vision of enabling any organization to
use any technology is not only driving growth and innovation for Okta,
but for all of our customers,” said Ryan Carlson, Chief Marketing
Officer, Okta. “Over the last ten years, Okta has become the identity
standard by delivering significant value for thousands of customers who
rely on the Okta Identity Cloud, and it’s their success that matters
most to us.”
In the Forrester report, Okta earned the highest possible score in
twenty of the evaluation criteria, including “access management policy
administration,” “API security and solution APIs,” and “identity
management plans.” The report further describes Okta’s solution: “From
its single console, (Okta’s) solution offers strong user directory
integration, and access management policy definition capabilities, good
integrated Windows authentication (IWA) and single logout configuration
support, and offers a broad range of productized multi factor
authenticators. Its end user access request management and review
workflows are versatile.”
Okta’s placement as a Leader in Forrester’s IDaaS for Enterprise Wave
comes amid continued momentum for the company, including global
expansion through a new office in Munich, Germany and new cloud
infrastructure in Sydney, the
hiring of Google veteran Diya Jolly as new Chief Product Officer,
and the
acquisition of workflow automation vendor Azuqua. At Oktane19 in
April, Okta announced numerous new products and functionalities,
including Okta
Access Gateway, Advanced
Server Access, Okta
Hooks, The
Okta Identity Engine, and Risk-based
Authentication.
For a complimentary copy of The Forrester Wave: Identity-As-A-Service
for Enterprise, Q2 2019, please visit: https://www.okta.com/resources/analyst-research-forrester-wave-leader-identity-as-a-service/
About Okta
Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise.
The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the
right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over
6,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure
providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best
technologies for their business. Over 6,550 organizations, including
20th Century Fox, JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, Teach for America and
Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces
and customers.
*The Forrester Wave™: Identity-As-A-Service for Enterprise, Q2 2019
**Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide, Gregg
Kreizman, 18 June 2018.
***The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) Ecosystem
Providers, Q4 2018, Chase Cunningham, 8 November 2018.
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