New product simplifies access to on-premises apps like Oracle, IBM,
and SAP
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 2, 2019--
Okta,
Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for
the enterprise, today at Oktane19,
announced Okta Access Gateway, a new product to enable seamless, secure,
single sign-on access, management, and visibility into on-premises
applications through the Okta Identity Cloud. The new product enables
organizations with hybrid IT to achieve cloud to ground resource
management by bringing all of the Okta Identity Cloud values, including
Single Sign-On and Adaptive Multi-factor Authentication to on-premises
applications. Many Okta customers are already using the technology
behind Okta Access Gateway today, and Okta expects it to be generally
available to everyone later this year.
The explosion of cloud applications has enabled companies large and
small to rapidly implement new, best-of-breed technology to help their
businesses, and adoption is only increasing. According to Okta’s Digital
Enterprise Report — a survey of 1,050 technology decision makers at
organizations with $1 billion in revenue or greater — two-thirds of
respondents expect to deploy more cloud apps in the coming year. However
for many organizations, the present and the future will be hybrid, with
mission-critical applications residing both on-premises and across
multi-cloud environments. The Digital Enterprise Report also revealed
that a majority of large companies plan to still have at least one third
of their applications running on-premises. But in a post-perimeter,
hybrid world, many enterprises struggle to centrally manage identity and
access management (IAM) for both cloud and on-premises environments,
resulting in often unwieldy, complex solutions that curb efficiency and
security.
Centralizing Secure Access in a Hybrid World
Okta Access Gateway solves the hybrid IT access problem for enterprises,
connecting on-premises applications from legacy vendors like Oracle,
IBM, and SAP, along with custom-built on-premises applications to the
Okta Identity Cloud. Using a flexible deployment model that gives
enterprises the choice between deploying a proxy on-premises or through
multiple IaaS vendors including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
Platform, and Microsoft Azure, Okta Access Gateway delivers a simple
solution to modern, hybrid identity and access management. Through the
Okta Identity Cloud, enterprises can manage and secure access to their
applications from a single, independent source without any vendor
constraints or lock-in, leveraging Okta technology relied on by 6,100
Okta customers.
“Okta believes in enabling every organization to connect to the
technology it needs, regardless of where that technology sits,” said
Todd McKinnon, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Okta. “With the
Okta Access Gateway, we’re able to take a major step forward in
providing enterprises a more seamless experience managing their hybrid
IT, providing secure access and visibility — all through the Okta
Identity Cloud.”
“Hitachi has a rich history of innovation, and we constantly strive to
provide the best technology to our employees,” said Ashish Sanghrajka,
Chief Information Officer, Hitachi (Americas and EMEA). “That means
integrating cloud technologies with our already-existent application
infrastructure, which presented immense complexity across our global
business units. Okta Access Gateway was the right technology for us to
transform our legacy authentication infrastructure without disrupting
the legacy systems, putting the Okta Identity Cloud on top of it to
integrate our corporate services while also allowing us to integrate
with legacy architecture.”
Availability
Many Okta customers are already using the technology behind Okta Access
Gateway today, and Okta expects it to be generally available to everyone
later this year.
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 6,100 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.
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Source: Okta, Inc.
Jenna Kozel King
press@okta.com
