Leading collaboration and productivity software
provider embeds the Okta Identity Cloud into Atlassian cloud
products to make their customers more productive
Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of
identity for the enterprise, today announced a strategic
partnership with Atlassian, a leading provider of team
collaboration and productivity software, to accelerate
organizations’ move to the cloud. By integrating Okta’s
authentication technology into Atlassian cloud products –– spanning
collaboration, productivity, and DevOps and IT –– organizations can
give their workforces secure access to the tools they need to be
successful.
In order to compete with today’s disruptors, organizations of
every size and industry are investing in cloud technologies to
increase workforce productivity and improve customer engagement.
And while virtually every company is on a digital transformation
journey, the world’s largest organizations must overcome additional
complexities associated with maintaining legacy software and
managing a hybrid IT environment. Since 2000, 52% of companies in
the Fortune 500 have either gone bankrupt, been acquired, or ceased
to exist as a result of digital disruption. Okta is empowering
businesses to thrive in today's constantly changing environment by
enabling any organization to adopt any technology.
Thousands of Okta customers have already adopted Atlassian
products to collaborate, improve productivity, and ultimately
unleash the potential of their teams. While Atlassian initially
launched with on-premises offerings, the majority of its customers
are now taking a cloud-first approach. More than 90% of Atlassian’s
new customers choose a cloud product to optimize for speed of
implementation, ease of maintenance, and immediate access to the
latest features.
“At Okta, we’re on a mission to seamlessly and securely connect
people to the technologies they need to do their best work.
Although every company is becoming a technology company, the
world’s largest organizations are faced with unique challenges:
they need to maintain legacy infrastructure ingrained in their
stack and adopt new cloud technologies to increase employee
productivity or improve the customer experience,” said Frederic
Kerrest, Executive Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and
co-founder, Okta. “With the Okta Identity Cloud integrated into
Atlassian, they can easily onboard new organizations and move
customers to the cloud, so they can securely give their workforces
access to the tools they need to be successful.”
“Atlassian is at the forefront of enabling agile transformation
for any organization,” said Anu Bharadwaj, Head of Product,
Atlassian Cloud. “As organizations continue to innovate and
transition to cloud-first technology strategies, our partnership
with Okta will enable organizations to more simply and securely
access the key collaboration and productivity tools they need to be
successful. We’re excited to partner with Okta to empower Atlassian
customers to do their best work.”
Leveraging the Benefits of Okta and Atlassian’s
Integration
With the Okta Identity Cloud embedded into Atlassian cloud
products, organizations have simple and secure access to the tools
that make them more productive. This partnership enables Atlassian
to focus on its core products while Okta solves for complex
enterprise identity challenges, securing Atlassian customers
already embracing and moving to the cloud and reducing IT friction
for new integrations. In addition, Atlassian now provides a
streamlined sign-on experience for its Atlassian cloud customers
with Atlassian Access, powered by Okta.
Together, Okta and Atlassian offer organizations:
- Accelerated move to the cloud: Easily connecting to
existing Active Directory (AD) or LDAP directories to bridge the
gap between on-premise and cloud applications, and providing an
additional layer of protection with MFA;
- Increased end-user productivity: Seamless identity and
access management to an organization’s Atlassian cloud products,
and secure single sign-on to Atlassian Access for an easy log-in
experience that enables users to be more productive;
- Automated IT tasks: Automated provisioning and
deprovisioning, increasing security while saving IT valuable
time;
- Further adoption of best-of-breed: The ability for
Atlassian customers to integrate with additional best-of-breed
applications, leveraging the Okta Integration Network’s over 6,000
pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure
providers.
“Dentsu Aegis Network has a vision to innovate the way brands
are built for its clients. When it comes to our technology we look
for solutions that will enable our teams to work smarter in the
digital economy,” said Paul Timmins, CIO Global Operations, Dentsu
Aegis Network. “We’ve long relied on Okta for identity management
and the Okta Identity Cloud enables us to securely connect our
people to technologies that they need to be successful. Now with
the Okta and Atlassian’s integration it will help us to further
streamline our IT processes and create a better experience for our
team so they can focus on our mission.”
The partnership with Atlassian builds on continued momentum for
Okta in FY20. Okta was named a Leader in both The Forrester Wave™:
Identity-As-A-Service (IDaaS) For Enterprise, Q2 2019 and the 2019
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management, where the company
placed highest for ability to execute and furthest for completeness
of vision. Okta also introduced a series of new products and
expanded functionality at Oktane19, including Okta Advanced Server
Access, Okta Hooks, the Okta Identity Engine, and Okta Access
Gateway.
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Michael Kelley,
Abhyuday Data, Henrique Teixeira, 12 August 2019.
The Forrester Wave™: Identity-As-A-Service (IDaaS) For
Enterprise, Q2 2019, Forrester Research, Inc., June 12, 2019.
Details + Availability
Okta and Atlassian’s integration is available today. Okta’s
authentication technology will be embedded in the admin hub for
Atlassian cloud products for all existing Atlassian customers. For
more information, visit:
https://www.okta.com/partners/atlassian/
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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 7,000
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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