Identity leader announces new or expanded deployments with Caesars
Entertainment, CBRE, City of Las Vegas, Nordstrom and Restoration
Hardware
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2017--
Okta,
Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for
the enterprise, today announced that new Q3 FY2018 customers CBRE, City
of Las Vegas, Nordstrom and State of Arizona have chosen the Okta
Identity Cloud to securely connect their people and technology. In
addition, the company announced expanded deployments with Caesars
Entertainment, Eventbrite, Flight Centre, Groupon and Restoration
Hardware.
“For years, we’ve said that every company has to become a technology
company to survive and thrive in the new cloud and mobile world. Today,
retailers are moving quickly to the cloud to compete with Amazon.com,
cities are finding new ways to engage with citizens online, and
hospitality leaders are utilizing technology to revolutionize the way
they interact with guests. Organizations of all sizes and in every
industry are either adopting or building new technologies to better
connect their employees, partners, customers and constituents,” said
Todd McKinnon, Okta CEO and co-founder. “We’re thrilled that
industry-leading organizations like Nordstrom, City of Las Vegas and
Caesars Entertainment chose the Okta Identity Cloud as the foundation
from which to drive these initiatives forward, and we look forward to
making them successful.”
Organizations in every industry, all over the world are choosing Okta to
help manage and secure their extended enterprise, and to transform their
customers’ experiences. In Q3, Okta grew its paying customer base to
more than 3,950 organizations, including new or expanded deployments
with Caesars Entertainment, CBRE, City of Las Vegas, Eventbrite, Flight
Centre, Groupon, Nordstrom, Restoration Hardware and State of Arizona.
Earlier this year, customers such as Benefit Cosmetics, Rent-A-Center,
Rodan + Fields, Saks Fifth Avenue and Wyndham Worldwide also furthered
their investments in Okta.
Okta’s customer wins come amidst continued momentum for the company,
including its recent Leader placement in The
Forrester Wave™: Identity-As-A-Service, Q4 2017, global expansion
with new offices in Toronto
and Sydney,
and a new Chief
Security Officer and General
Manager of EMEA. Okta continues to innovate, announcing product
updates at Oktane17: unveiling enhancements to its Adaptive
Multi-Factor Authentication and Universal
Directory offerings and introducing expanded
APIs, new
developer product capabilities and a new Developer
Edition for customer identity.
Customer Quotes
“One way we try and meet our customers’ evolving needs is by adopting
and utilizing innovative technologies, and equipping our team with the
tools they need to be productive and effective. The Okta Identity Cloud
will enable us to securely connect our team to some of those
technologies, and ultimately help provide the best service to our
customers,” said Travis McElfresh, SVP of Technology at Nordstrom.
“Through our dining, entertainment and room offerings, Caesars
Entertainment offers our customers a world-class experience,” said Les
Ottolenghi, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at
Caesars Entertainment. “Over the past year, we’ve continued our efforts
to put the customer experience first by enhancing our customers’ digital
journey, investing in a cloud- and mobile-first strategy and
transforming our casino floor and reservation systems. We view our
investments in technology as another way for us to improve our
customer-facing services. With Okta, we can easily adopt and secure the
technology that we need to provide the best service in our industry.”
About Okta
Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise.
The Okta Identity Cloud connects and protects employees of many of the
world's largest enterprises. It also securely connects enterprises to
their partners, suppliers and customers. With deep integrations to over
5,000 apps, the Okta Identity Cloud enables simple and secure access
from any device. Thousands of customers, including Experian, 20th
Century Fox, LinkedIn, Flex, News Corp, Dish Networks, and Adobe trust
Okta to work faster, boost revenue and stay secure. Okta helps customers
fulfill their missions faster by making it safe and easy to use the
technologies they need to do their most significant work.
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Source: Okta, Inc.
Okta, Inc.
Jenna Kozel King
press@okta.com
