The complexion of apps and cloud services used by enterprises has changed considerably in the past year as organizations adjusted to the realities foisted upon them by COVID-19. A new report out today shows the measurable impact the pandemic had in not only accelerating the use of new and existing apps and services supporting remote work, but also a bevvy of next-gen security tools.
Now in its seventh year, Okta's "Business at Work" report is based on a deep-dive analysis into the usage patterns across 9,400 organizations using more than 6,500 Okta access and authentication integrations with cloud, mobile and Web apps, and IT infrastructure providers.
The report's prevailing theme is one of rapid evolution.
"Organizations and people worked in a year of near-constant change," said Todd McKinnon, CEO and co-founder of Okta, in a blog post. "When we released last year's report at the beginning of 2020, we never imagined the critical role technology would play as organizations adapted to the challenges of a global pandemic. The pandemic prompted a rapid shift to remote work and drove companies to adopt innovative ways to keep their workforces connected, secure, and productive."
For example, nine of the top 10 fastest-growing apps in the report had never been on the list in previous reports. The list of apps provide a glimpse into the ways companies and their workers adjusted to new realities. It includes new collaboration tools, such as whiteboarding app Miro, interface design and prototyping software Figma, and project management service Monda ..
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