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Okta Study Uncovers Top Apps and Services as Firms Negotiate Covid-19
Organisations adopt collaboration and security tools with a vengeance, as they accelerate migration to the cloud |
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 8 March 2022 - Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today announced the findings of its eighth annual Businesses at Work report. The research explored what applications and services organisations in Asia Pacific (APAC) and across the globe use to remain productive and secure.
"Remote work has made content collaboration tools outright essential for corporations during the pandemic," said Sowden. "In particular, we see that videos and meetings continue to connect people in a remote world, especially in APAC, where employers are arming their employees with collaboration platforms such as Zoom." "We are proud to be recognised as one of APAC's most-used productivity applications and services," said Ricky Kapur, Head of APAC, Zoom. "Zoom is constantly innovating with our diverse ecosystem of partners, including Okta, to provide organisations with solutions that empower their hybrid workforce. With employees wanting greater flexibility in where and how they work, we are committed to driving secure and seamless collaboration for employee engagement and overall company success." Rise of multi-cloud platforms: Being able to access workflows and productivity tools from any location, on any device has turned into a business imperative. In fact, cloud migration isn't just increasing—it's doubling, and complexifying, with organisations choosing to use multiple cloud platforms instead of putting all their cloud computing in one virtual basket. AWS remains the runaway favorite cloud platform globally, showing a 32% YoY growth last year and contributing to a total increase of 152% since 2018. Meanwhile, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is boasting an increase of 40% since 2020—a whopping 365% from where it ranked in 2018. Continued investment in security: Firms are continuing to invest in security-related applications, with Netskope (a network security tool) now the fastest growing app worldwide by number of unique users and VMware's Workspace ONE (an endpoint management tool) remaining high on the list. In addition, businesses are increasingly turning to higher assurance and adaptive forms of authentication like Okta Verify and WebAuthn to secure access to applications. Globally, SMS as a security factor dropped from 53% three years ago to 47% today, while security questions dropped 18% three years ago to 13% today. Growing preference for best-of-breed solutions: Our research suggests that even when organisations increasingly license productivity suites, they still want to invest in best-of-breed apps that mirror some of the apps licensed under the bundle. Of Okta's Microsoft 365 (the most popular app) customers globally, 33% deploy four or more best-of-breed apps, up from 20% four years ago, highlighting the growing importance of flexibility and functionality as employees work remotely. Some 38% also deploy Google Workspace, this year's third most popular app by number of customers. Another 43% use AWS, the second most popular app. This year's report clearly shows that organisations across the globe are leaning heavily into two areas: choice and collaboration," said Sowden. "This is a wise move and Okta is excited to be able to support some of APAC's largest and most complex enterprises as they evolve their technology strategies." If you would like to learn more about the current state of identity in APAC and dive deeper into findings from the Businesses@Work report visit here. About Okta Okta is the leading independent identity provider. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With more than 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta provides simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, giving them the confidence to reach their full potential. More than 15,000 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers. |