Technology Giant Has Deployed Hundreds of Apps for Over 300,000
Employees through Okta
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 7, 2019--
Okta,
Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for
the enterprise, today announced that Hitachi Group has successfully
implemented the Okta Identity Cloud to increase agility and securely
consolidate the access experience across its hundreds of global business
units. Today, Okta also unveiled financial
results for its fourth fiscal quarter and announced new or expanded
deployments in Q4 FY2019 with Australia Post, Cengage, Peet’s Coffee,
Phillips 66, Texas Workforce Commission, Tyson, and Qdoba.
“Working across hundreds of business units and hundreds of thousands of
workers presents all kinds of challenges in the modern technology
landscape, and it requires a very clear and forward-looking approach to
identity,” said Todd McKinnon, CEO and co-founder, Okta. “As a global
leader, Hitachi is leveraging a variety of cloud and hybrid technologies
to drive innovation forward, and it’s relying on the Okta Identity Cloud
to provide a seamless, secure experience for its employees. We’re
honored to help Hitachi continue to adopt and adapt the technology it
needs, creating efficiencies and opportunities across its workforce.”
In its 108 years of history, Hitachi has grown from building five
horsepower motors to operating nearly 900 different companies including
electronics, IT, power and transportation technologies. With hundreds of
thousands of employees worldwide, Hitachi has recognized the need for a
modern solution to centralize its identity and access management through
a secure and flexible system that enables new technology and scalable
provisioning. Using Okta’s identity solutions, Hitachi has been able to
replace legacy systems, consolidate its access experience for employees
and suppliers, and streamline technology adoption cycles. Hitachi also
uses the Okta Identity Cloud with its HR systems to automate
provisioning and deprovisioning and reduce manual tasks. Beyond becoming
an Okta customer, Hitachi Group subsidiary Hitachi Solutions became the
first distributor of Okta in Japan in September 2018.
“Hitachi has been the home of superior, original technology products for
over 100 years, building a global organization and brand,” said Ashish
Sanghrajka, CIO Hitachi Americas. “To maintain our innovative culture,
we recognized the importance and value of integrating new technologies
and enabling our global workforce to access the tools they need from
anywhere. The Okta Identity Cloud powers our truly modern identity
system, flexible enough to adopt any technology and secure enough to
protect our most valuable asset — our people.”
In Q4, Okta grew its total customers to more than 6,100 organizations.
Okta’s customer wins are part of continued momentum for the company,
which includes the company’s historical revenue growth each quarter, the acquisition
of ScaleFT and the deepened
partnership with VMware. Additionally, Okta has been named a Strong
Performer in The
Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) Ecosystem Providers, Q4 2018,
a report published by Forrester Research, Inc.
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
