Here are the 10 fastest-growing workplace apps of 2019, according to $9 billion identity management company Okta
- Okta has released its annual report that identifies the fastest-growing and most popular workplace apps of the year.
- The report is based on data that Okta collects from its unique vantage point as a way for workers to quickly and easily log into their cloud software, without having to remember passwords.
- The report finds that 2019 saw a rise in popularity of apps focused on data and privacy and security - a change from years past, when collaboration apps like Slack and Zoom were the leader of the pack.
- Here are the fastest growing workplace apps of 2019 - from Snowflake to Google Cloud Platform to Zoom.
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Okta, the $9 billion security and identity management company, has released its annual report of the fastest-growing business apps of the year.
This is the 6th year Okta has released the report, which is based on data it collects from its unique vantage point as an identity management and access tool for workplaces - helping workers quickly sign into a variety of cloud software without having to remember passwords. That puts Okta in a good position to see which apps are on the rise in the workplace each year.
In past years, collaboration apps like Slack and Zoom have been the fastest growing. However, last year, they saw a shift, Okta CEO Todd McKinnon told Business Insider. In 2019, many of the fastest growing apps were tools for security and privacy and data collection and management.
McKinnon thinks this is a sign that the cloud market is maturing. Businesses have made the switch to cloud computing, and are now seeking ways to better secure themselves, even as they look to get useful insights from all the data flowing in and out of their software.
"Customers are evolving from an era where it's like, we just need to do the cloud...they have all the apps and the systems in place and now they're thinking about, how do I actually get more value out of all the data in here?" McKinnon said.
McKinnon says that much of this is because of a heightened awareness of how cybersecurity has changed - where before, network firewalls and anti-virus software could protect from the brunt of cyberattack, now, all it takes is one employee clicking the wrong link in the wrong email to give a hacker full access to your network.
"If you look at the security tools that are emerging a lot of them are more centered around people. So it used to be just about devices and networks and now it's about, 'hey, make sure your people don't get phished or make sure that you don't get a spam email," McKinnon said.